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Latterbarrow

Date ... Sunday, 13 April 2008
Distance ... 8.0 miles
Ascent ... 1690 feet
Time ... 4 hours 10 mins
Weather ... 8 ºC, fresh SE winds, and sunny spells
Summits ... Latterbarrow - 803' (outlying fell)
Claife Heights - 860' (outlying fell) 
Start ... Near Sawrey village - NT pay + display car park (SD370956) 
Maps ... Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº6 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº90 (1:50,000)
Books ... Outlying Fells by Alfred Wainwright (ISBN 9780711228054)


Near Sawrey village seen as we started up the lane towards Moss Eccles Tarn

Near Sawrey village seen as we started up the lane towards Moss Eccles Tarn

Lambs in the fields as we walked along the lane to the tarn

Lambs in the fields as we walked along the lane to the tarn

Moss Eccles Tarn

Moss Eccles Tarn

The view from Wise Een Tarn, looking towards The Langdale Pikes

The view from Wise Een Tarn, looking towards The Langdale Pikes

Bowfell and the Crinkle Crags as we climbed Latterbarrow

Bowfell and the Crinkle Crags as we climbed Latterbarrow

Ambleside and the Fairfield Horseshoe from the summit of Latterbarrow

Ambleside and the Fairfield Horseshoe from the summit of Latterbarrow

Looking north from the summit of Latterbarrow (a really good viewpoint of the Lakeland Fells)

Looking north from the summit of Latterbarrow (a really good viewpoint of the Lakeland Fells)

Zooming in on the Langdale valley from the summit of Latterbarrow

Zooming in on the Langdale valley from the summit of Latterbarrow

Tim investigating the cairn on Claife Heights

Tim investigating the cairn on Claife Heights

A rest stop on the summit of Claife Heights

A rest stop on the summit of Claife Heights

The Coniston Fells from Claife Heights

The Coniston Fells from Claife Heights

Near Sawrey village seen as we descended to Far Sawrey

Near Sawrey village seen as we descended to Far Sawrey

Anvil Cottage (our home for the holidays) seen from the beer garden at The Tower Bank Arms!

Anvil Cottage (our home for the holidays) seen from the beer garden at The Tower Bank Arms!

Tim waiting for his 'free' dog biscuits and a bowl of water at the pub

Tim waiting for his 'free' dog biscuits and a bowl of water at the pub