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Boat How

Area:Lake District - Southern Fells
County:Cumbria
Country:England
Classification:Wainwright Outlying Fell and Birkett
(also Fellranger, Synge, and Tump)
Height:337m
Maps:OL6(N) Explorer or 89, 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY177034         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:single stone embedded in grass - photo
Notes:outcrops 4m SW are 10cm lower
Daylight:dawn 04:24, sunrise 05:11, sunset 21:27, dusk 22:15
External links:Wikipedia

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Boat How
Boat How


Wainwright describes an anticlockwise circuit of Boat How from Boot. He says: "Its proliferation of ancient remains makes it a happy hunting ground for walkers with an eye for relics of days long past", mentioning the four stone circles nearby.

If you've walked up this hill already why not log on or register and record your walk?

Other walkers registered on our site who have already walked up this hill include: James82, McLeish, RuslandRambler, and StevetheRover.

If you need accommodation we have details of 10 properties offering rooms near Boat How. Here are some examples:

4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Irt Cottage, Nether Wasdale
£580-2819 per week
3.8km (2.3 miles) away, sleeps 6
4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
The Old Post Office, Santon Bridge
£385-1262 per week
6.8km (4.2 miles) away, sleeps 4
4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Stable End Cottage, Nether Wasdale
£490-2637 per week
4.8km (3.0 miles) away, sleeps 6

Photo by David Brown and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0) licence. For more information about this photo, including on copyright, see the photo's home page.

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