Shipman Knotts
Encyclopedia
Shipman Knotts is a fell
in the English
Lake District
in Cumbria
, England
. It reaches a height of 587 m (1,926 ft) and is situated in one of the quieter areas of the national park, two kilometres north east of Kentmere
village. Although not one of the best known Lake District fells and strictly speaking it is just the southern shoulder of Kentmere Pike it earned a separate chapter in Alfred Wainwright
’s Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells
due to “Its characteristic roughness ... rocky outcrops are everywhere on its steep slopes”.
is steeper and includes Rough Crags and Goat Scar itself. The western face is rough but, after the initial climb out of Kentmere, has shallower gradients. There are small areas of mixed woodland on both sides.
South of Shipman Knotts, across the unnamed walkers pass from Kentmere to Longsleddale, is a broad upland area between the two valleys. This continues for five miles to the confluence of the Sprint and Kent at Burnseside. There are a number of lower hills within this area, including Hollow Moor (1,397 ft) and Brunt Knott (1,400 ft). This ridge is also decorated by an unusual number of tarns
for the south eastern Lake District, the principal waterbodies being Skeggles Water, Gurnal Dubs and Potter Tarn.
Shipman Knotts is also climbed regularly as part of the ascent of Harter Fell from the south and as part of the Kentmere horseshoe, a 19 kilometre walk with 1,100 m (3,600 ft) of ascent that starts and finishes in the village of Kentmere and takes in the better known fells of Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell
, Mardale Ill Bell
, Thornthwaite Crag
, Froswick
, Ill Bell
and Yoke
.
Fell
“Fell” is a word used to refer to mountains, or certain types of mountainous landscape, in Scandinavia, the Isle of Man, and parts of northern England.- Etymology :...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Lake District
Lake District
The Lake District, also commonly known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes and its mountains but also for its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth...
in Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It reaches a height of 587 m (1,926 ft) and is situated in one of the quieter areas of the national park, two kilometres north east of Kentmere
Kentmere
Kentmere is a valley, village and civil parish in the Lake District National Park, a few miles from Kendal in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It is historically part of Westmorland...
village. Although not one of the best known Lake District fells and strictly speaking it is just the southern shoulder of Kentmere Pike it earned a separate chapter in Alfred Wainwright
Alfred Wainwright
Alfred Wainwright MBE was a British fellwalker, guidebook author and illustrator. His seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, published between 1955 and 1966 and consisting entirely of reproductions of his manuscript, has become the standard reference work to 214 of the fells of the...
’s Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells
Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells
A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells is a series of seven books by A. Wainwright, detailing the fells of the Lake District in northwest England...
due to “Its characteristic roughness ... rocky outcrops are everywhere on its steep slopes”.
Topography
The ridge from Shipman Knotts to Kentmere Pike climbs due north as far as the cairned top of Goat Scar (2,053 ft), before turning north west to complete its journey. A wall follows the ridge although in places it zig-zags abruptly off the watershed. The eastern face above LongsleddaleLongsleddale
Longsleddale is a valley and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria. It includes the hamlet of Sadgill. The parish has a population of 73....
is steeper and includes Rough Crags and Goat Scar itself. The western face is rough but, after the initial climb out of Kentmere, has shallower gradients. There are small areas of mixed woodland on both sides.
South of Shipman Knotts, across the unnamed walkers pass from Kentmere to Longsleddale, is a broad upland area between the two valleys. This continues for five miles to the confluence of the Sprint and Kent at Burnseside. There are a number of lower hills within this area, including Hollow Moor (1,397 ft) and Brunt Knott (1,400 ft). This ridge is also decorated by an unusual number of tarns
Tarn (lake)
A tarn is a mountain lake or pool, formed in a cirque excavated by a glacier. A moraine may form a natural dam below a tarn. A corrie may be called a cirque.The word is derived from the Old Norse word tjörn meaning pond...
for the south eastern Lake District, the principal waterbodies being Skeggles Water, Gurnal Dubs and Potter Tarn.
Summit and view
The summit consists of three rocky hummocks on the east side of the wall, the middle one is considered the highest point and gives a good view of Longsleddale although much of the view is restricted by nearby fells of a higher elevation.Ascents
The ascent from Kentmere village takes the track which goes up west towards the valley of Longsleddale, crossing the ridge to the south of Shipman Knotts. The climb continues until the highest point of the pass is reached at a height of 350 metres (1,150 ft). A Dry-stone wall is then followed northerly from the summit of the pass to reach the top of the fell.Shipman Knotts is also climbed regularly as part of the ascent of Harter Fell from the south and as part of the Kentmere horseshoe, a 19 kilometre walk with 1,100 m (3,600 ft) of ascent that starts and finishes in the village of Kentmere and takes in the better known fells of Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell
Harter Fell (Mardale)
Harter Fell is a fell in the far eastern part of the English Lake District. The summit at lies the meeting point of three ridges, and Harter Fell forms the head of three valleys: Mardale, Longsleddale and the valley of the River Kent.-Topography:...
, Mardale Ill Bell
Mardale Ill Bell
Mardale Ill Bell is a fell in the English Lake District, rising to the south west of Haweswater Reservoir. It stands on the watershed between Mardale and Kentmere and is the highpoint of the south eastern ridge of High Street, midway on its course to Harter Fell.-Topography:The head of the Kentmere...
, Thornthwaite Crag
Thornthwaite Crag
Thornthwaite Crag is a fell in the English Lake District, standing to the west of Haweswater Reservoir. It is a focal point of the Far Eastern Fells, standing at the head of several valleys.-Topography:...
, Froswick
Froswick
Froswick is a fell in the English Lake District, standing on the fine narrow ridge between the valleys of Kentmere and Troutbeck.-Topography:To the north is Thornthwaite Crag, while the adjoining fell to the south is Ill Bell. Froswick is shorter in stature than either of its neighbours and also...
, Ill Bell
Ill Bell
Ill Bell is a fell in the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria, standing on the narrow ridge between the valleys of Kentmere and Troutbeck.-Topography:...
and Yoke
Yoke (Lake District)
Yoke is a fell in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. It has a height of 706 m and is situated in the far eastern sector of the national park, 7 kilometres north east of the town of Ambleside. Yoke is the southern extremity of the long ridge that runs southwards from the fell of High...
.