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Encyclopedia > Seatallan
Seatallan
Elevation: 692 m (2270 ft)
Location: Lake District, England
Prominence: 193 m
Topo map: OS Landranger 89
OS grid reference: NY139084
Listing: Marilyn, Hewitt, Wainwright

Seatallan is a mountain in the western part of the English Lake District. It is rounded, grassy and fairly unassuming, occupying a large amount of land with not many interesting features. However, it is a Marilyn because of the low elevation of the col connecting it to Haycock, its NHN to the north. It is not a good viewpoint, despite being a Marilyn (they are usually good viewpoints); the view is restricted to the higher fells around Wasdale. The most interesting feature is the 400-feet rampart of crags on the southern edge overlooking Wast Water. These crags are a separate Wainwright (Buckbarrow) despite not having any prominence at all! A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ... Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains. ... Example of a topographic map with contour lines Topographic maps, also called contour maps, topo maps or topo quads (for quadrangles), are maps that show topography, or land contours, by means of contour lines. ... Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Peak bagging (also hill bagging, mountain bagging, or among enthusiasts, just bagging) is a popular activity for hillwalkers and mountaineers in which they attempt to reach the summit of each peak in a region above some height, or having a particular feature. ... A Marilyn is a hill with a relative height of at least 150 metres, regardless of absolute height or other merit. ... A Hewitt is a hill in England, Wales or Ireland over two thousand feet (609. ... Alfred Wainwright listed 214 fells in total in his series of seven Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ... In popular language grass means a short, green, ground covering or lawn, usually, but not necessarily comprised of a true grass or grasses, called turf. ... A Marilyn is a hill with a relative height of at least 150 metres, regardless of absolute height or other merit. ... Elevation has several related meanings: Geography The elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ... Col may refer to: the French word for mountain pass a common abbreviation for the military rank colonel This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Wasdale (pronounced as in was-dale, not waz-dale) is a valley in the western Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. ... This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ... Categories: English lakes | Cumbria | UK geography stubs ... Alfred Wainwright listed 214 fells in total in his series of seven Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains. ...


The name Seatallan is beleived to have a Cumbric origin, meaning "Aleyn's high pasture". Evolution and Extinction Cumbric was the Brythonic Celtic language spoken in much of Cumbria, Northern Northumbria, and parts of lowland Scotland until about the 11th century. ... Pastureland Pasture is land with lush herbaceous vegetation cover used for grazing of ungulates as part of a farm or ranch. ...


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Buckbarrow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (181 words)
The fell is featured in Alfred Wainwright ’s Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells and is given a height of 1410  ftt approximately, however the Ordnance Survey and other guide books now give an altitude of 423  m (1388 ft).
Buckbarrow is not really a separate hill but just the craggy end of the southern ridge of the neighbouring, fell of Seatallan, which reaches a height of 692 m (2270 ft).
The fell is usually climbed from the minor road which runs along the base of the hill.
Home (179 words)
Seatallan Apartment is situated at the foot of some of the most unspoiled fells in England, with ready access from the doorstep to low level and high fell walks, and is only 1/4 mile from Wast Water.
Seatallan is a ground floor apartment with an open plan kitchen, dining and living area.
Seatallan can only be booked directly with the owners, it is not available through any booking agents.
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