Knock Murton or Murton Fell is a hill of 464.4 metres (1,524 ft) in the north west of the Lake District, England.[1] It lies in the Borough of Copeland in Cumbria.[2]
| Knock Murton | |
|---|---|
 Knock Murton seen across Cogra Moss reservoir | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 446.4 m (1,465 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 140 m (460 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Blake Fell |
| Listing | HuMP, Tump, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Clem |
| Coordinates | 54°33′31″N 3°24′05″W / 54.558692°N 3.401437°W |
| Geography | |
  Knock Murton Lake District, England | |
| OS grid | NY095191 |
| Topo map | OS Outdoor Leisure 4 |
It is classed as a Fellranger, being described by Richards in his book series.[3] It is among the 21 such summits (originally 18 before the extension of the Lake District) which are not included in Wainwright's list of 214.[4] In the Blake Fell section of the 2020 edition of Wainwright's The Western Fells it is noted that Wainwright had described it as "the forbidden peak" and that "A tight forest fence at one time encircled the whole of Murton Fell", but that there is now free access for walkers either from the forest road to the south or over a stile in the fence to the north.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Murton Fell [Knock Murton]". www.hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Murton Fell, Copeland (or Knock Murton) - area information, map, walks and more". OS GetOutside. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Richards, Mark (2020). "Knock Murton". Walking the Lake District Fells - Buttermere: High Stile, Grasmoor, Grisedale Pike and Haystacks. Cicerone Press Limited. ISBN 978-1-78362-840-7.
- ^ "Fellranger additional fells". Cicerone. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Wainwright, Alfred (3 March 2020). The Western Fells: Wainwright's Illustrated Walking Guide to the Lake District Book 7. revised by Clive Hutchby. Quarto Publishing Group UK. p. Blake Fell 4. ISBN 978-0-7112-3660-8. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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