Arnside Knott

Arnside Knott is a hill with a summit elevation of 159 metres (522 ft), near Arnside, Cumbria, England. Although it is in South Lakeland district it is not in the Lake District National Park, lying south of the River Kent which forms the south eastern boundary of the national park. It is within the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is National Trust property.[1]

Arnside Knott
Arnside Knott Trig Point
Highest point
Elevation159 m (522 ft)
Prominence150 m (492 ft)
Parent peakHutton Roof Crags
ListingMarilyn
Coordinates54.1902°N 2.8351°W / 54.1902; -2.8351 
Geography
LocationCumbria, England
Parent rangeLake District Far Eastern Fells
OS gridSD456775

Arnside Knott is the lowest Marilyn (i.e. a hill with at least 150 m of topographic prominence) in England. It was not included in Alan Dawson's The Relative Hills of Britain (1992) ISBN 1-85284-068-4 which was the first listing of Marilyns, but was added to the list in 2004–05.[2]

The National Trust grazes Highland cattle on Arnside Knott.[3]

References
  1. "Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)". Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  2. Dawson, Alan. "Update to the Relative Hills of Britain". Archived from the original on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  3. "Arnside Knott, Cumbria, UK, 14 August 2005". Retrieved 12 April 2012.


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