Sharp Edge and Foule Crag, Blencathra. Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe.

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Blencathra, also known as Saddleback, is one of the most northerly mountains in the English Lake District. It has six separate fell tops, of which the highest is the 868-metre (2,848 ft) Hallsfell Top. For many years, Ordnance Survey listed Blencathra under the alternative name of Saddleback, which was coined in reference to the shape of the mountain when seen from the east. The guidebook author Alfred Wainwright popularised the use of the older Cumbric name, which is now used almost exclusively. Ordnance Survey currently marks the summit as "Saddleback or Blencathra". It is likely that the name Blencathra is derived from the Cumbric elements blain (a bare hill top) and "cadeir", later cathrach, (a chair), potentially indicating a Gaelic influence. This would give a meaning of "the bare hill top shaped like a chair", which perfectly describes the topography of the hill.

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Location: Blencathra. Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe.
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Keywords: blencathra, crag, edge, foule, saddleback, sharp, snow, winter