Gowbarrow Fell
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Gowbarrow Fell, seen from the summit of Hallin Fell, on the other side of Ullswater
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 481 m (1,578 ft) |
| Prominence | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Parent peak | Little Mell Fell |
| Listing | Wainwright |
| Coordinates | 54°35′20″N 2°55′03″W / 54.58881°N 2.91761°WCoordinates: 54°35′20″N 2°55′03″W / 54.58881°N 2.91761°W |
| Naming | |
| Translation | Windy hill (Old Norse) |
| Geography | |
 Gowbarrow Fell
Location in Lake District, UK
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| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Parent range | Lake District, Eastern Fells |
| OS grid | NY408219 |
| Topo map | OSExplorer OL5, Landranger 90 |
Gowbarrow Fell (Windy hill) is a low fell in the English Lake District. It is an outlier of the Eastern Fells, standing to the north of Ullswater, bounded on one side by Aira Beck with its waterfall Aira Force, a popular attraction for visitors to the area.
In previous centuries the fell was part of a medieval hunting-park, Gowbarrow Park, which belonged to the lords of Greystoke. The fell, along with 750 acres of the park, were bought by the National Trust in 1906.
The fell is a wedge-shaped piece of high ground, about 2 km by 1.5 km in extent. The highest parts are on a short ridge which extends from Norman Crag in the north-west corner (above Thorneythwaite Farm), over Airy Crag, the actual summit (481 m), several other knolls, Green Hill (437 m) and down to Yew Crag in the south-east corner.
A north-east trending ridge parallel to Ullswater continues the high ground over the subsidiary tops of Great Meldrum (437 m), Little Meldrum (404 m) and Watermillock Fell (424 m, unnamed on Ordnance Survey maps) to connect with Little Mell Fell at a col called The Hause (c. 380 m). To the north west another low col (c. 280 m) near Baldhowend Farm connects Gowbarrow Fell to the easterly trending ridge from Great Dodd via High Brow and Cockley Moor.
Gowbarrow Fell is bounded by Aira Beck on the west which separates it from Watermillock Common and the foothills of Hart Side. This flows down from the rolling fells of the Dodds, through the village of Dockray, and then turns south into Ullswater. The drops 140 m between Dockray and the lake over a number of waterfalls, including High Force and Aira Force. Aira Force is one of the most photogenic sites in the Lake District. The falls and the main body of the fell are owned by the National Trust. The site has easy access from the A592 road and a series of paths with two stone bridges at the head and foot of the falls make it a popular place with visitors.
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