Great Borne

Great Borne

Infobox Mountain
Name = Great Borne
Photo = Great_Borne_from_Ennerdale.jpg
Caption = Great Borne seen from near the western end of Ennerdale Water.
Location = Cumbria, ENG
Range = Lake District, Western Fells
Elevation = 616 m (2021 ft)
Parent peak = High Stile
Grid_ref_UK = NY123163
Topographic
OS "Landranger" 89, OS "Explorer" 4
Prominence = 113 m
Listing = Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright

Great Borne is a fell in the English Lake District with a height of 616 metres (2021 feet). It is a rather secluded hill situated at the western end of the long ridge which divides the Ennerdale and Buttermere valleys.

Name

The name Great Borne only really applies to the fells summit area with most West Cumbrians actually referring to the fell as Herdus. However Bill Birkett in his “Complete Lakeland Fells” gives Great Borne and Herdus the status of separate fells, with Herdus’ summit standing half a kilometre west of Great Borne with an altitude 562 metres. The meaning of Great Borne translates from the French language meaning “Great Boundary” as in the 13th century the fell denoted the edge of the Loweswater forest, an alternative meaning has been put forward as “Great Stream” from the southern Old English language with bourne meaning a stream flowing from a spring.

Topography and Geology

Great Borne’s southern slopes are of some interest, they fall away precipitously towards) field system on the lower southern slopes of Great Borne below the crags and scree. The northern flanks of the fell descend to the Floutern Pass, a pedestrian route between Ennerdale and Buttermere. To the east Great Borne is connected to the neighbouring fell of Starling Dodd by a ridge, while the western slopes descend quickly to the low ground of the west Cumbrian plain.

Ascents

Great Borne is customarily climbed from the Ennerdale side of the fell, with the car park beneath Bowness Knott being the usual starting point. The route follows Rake Beck for a short distance and skirts the Herdus crags on the eastern side to gain the summit. An ascent using the Floutern Pass is not recommended as the top of the pass is very boggy and the route rather circuitous. The route described in the Wainwright series of guidebooks is currently challenged by a nearby farmer.

ummit and View

The summit of the fell has two separate tops divided by a shallow valley, the south top is slightly higher and is marked by an Ordnance Survey trig point and a considerable wind shelter while the northern top has a large cairn which is visible for miles around and gives extensive views of the Loweswater Fells. This large cairn is thought to be the boundary marker from which the fell takes its name.

References

* A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, The Western Fells, Alfred Wainwright, ISBN 0-7112-2460-9
* Complete Lakeland Fells, Bill Birkett, ISBN 0-00-713629-3
* The Mountains of England and Wales, John and Anne Nuttall, ISBN 1-85284-037-4
* [http://www.wildennerdale.co.uk/images/library/Historic%20Landscape%20Survey%202003.pdf www.wildennerdale.co.uk]
* [http://web.ukonline.co.uk/sw.rae/fells.htm Place names of the Lake District]


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