Wainwright's Lake District - Far Eastern Fells Quiz

Answer: Caudale Moor

The most direct ascent from the road is to park at the Kirkstone Pass Inn and head via 'Pike How' towards a monument then turn right to the summit. The monument is to Mark Atkinson and his son William (who died in 1930 & 1987 respectively) of the Kirkstone Pass Inn. The monument can be seen from the pub, and consists of a cairn and a wooden cross.
There may be various outcroppings of rock named Brock Crags in the Lake District, but the only hill of that name written about by Wainwright stands a bit further north, although still alongside the Kirkstone Pass.
Ill Bell (not to be confused with Mardale Ill Bell, another of the eastern fells) lies further east, while Troutbeck Tongue lies to the south. However none of these have the alternative name of John Bell's Banner, nor are their summits labelled 'Stony Cove Pike' on the Ordnance Survey maps.

Answer: Loadpot Hill

Loadpot Hill lies to the east of Ullswater and is crossed by the route of a former Roman road. Ferries operate on Ullswater all year round (weather permitting) between Pooley Bridge and Glenriding, which also call at Howtown. This is a convenient place to start an ascent of the High Street range of hills. To the north of Loadpot Hill lies 'Moor Divock' which Wainwright informs us is of interest to antiquarians, archaeologists and geologists.
The other three options are also hills written about by Wainwright in volume 2.
Wansfell is further south, near Ambleside. Place Fell lies at the southern end of Ullswater, while Grey Crag (not to be confused with Gray Crag - both are listed in 'The Far Eastern Fells') is at the easternmost limits of Lakeland as the hills head towards the Pennines.

Answer: Steel Knotts

Wainwright further describes this as a "freakishly gnarled ridge" and "the top is so acute that only very agile walkers will be able to stand on it".
Of the other hills listed (all fells written about by Wainwright in volume 2), Wether Hill lies to the east of Gowk Hill (which incidently is not a Wainwright), Arthur's Pike lies further north but to the other side of Fusedale, while at the end of the Steel Knotts ridge, Hallin Fell stands on the far side of the road.

Answer: Yoke

The mountain of Yoke forms part of the Kentmere Horseshoe, a horseshoe shaped walk encompassing seven Wainwrights in total. Other crags on Yoke include Buck Crag, Ewe Crag and Raven Crag. Wainwright goes on to say that "rising above Kentmere village, is a knobbly spur that looks like the knuckles of a clenched fist - a place of rocky excrescences, rocky tors and tumbled boulders, and a fine playground for the mountaineering novice. Students of industrial archaeology will find much to please them on both the eastern and western slopes of this hill."

Answer: High Street

'High Street' is also the name of the entire range in which it sits. The entire High Street range, from Loadpot Hill in the north, to Yoke in the south, is above the 2,000 foot contour with parts of it being over 2,500 feet in height. High Street itself is over 2,700 feet at its summit. The Romans put their road straight along this ridge and thence to Penrith. Remains of Roman forts may be visited at Penrith (Brocavum) and, Ambleside (Galava) which are close to the north and south ends of the High Street ridge respectively. Those who are ambitious may wish to walk from one to the other, a small matter of 2 dozen miles. Slightly further west is Hardknott Roman Fort at the western end of the Hardknott Pass.

Answer: Branstree

The three valleys Wainwright lists are Longsleddale, Mardale and Swindale. The Haweswater reservoir was constructed by the Manchester Corporation in the 1930s. This was not without some objections, especially from the occupants of the two villages which were to be submerged by the rising waters. "All the farms and houses of the villages of Mardale and Measand, and the Dun Bull Inn were pulled down. Coffins were removed from the graveyard, and buried elsewhere, and Mardale church was demolished." (From the 'Visit Cumbria' website).

When the water level is low remains of the buildings can be seen.

Answer: Thornthwaite Crag

Cairns are also used to mark paths and junctions. Some places seem to have a plethora of seemingly identical cairns without any hint as to what each one is indicating. This can be confusing. The large pillar cairn on Thornthwaite Crag however is unmistakeable.
The route from the beacon down to Threshthwaite Mouth starts with a steep descent across scree. Even though a clear zigzag path exists, it is still a great place to twist an ankle and is some distance from the nearest road.

Answer: Shipman Knotts

The classification of a hill as a 'Wainwright' is very easy. If A J Wainwright devoted a chapter in one of his seven volumes to the hill, it is a Wainwright. Shipman Knotts is given a chapter, even if it is of only four pages, therefore it is a Wainwright.

Answer: The Nab

When Wainwright wrote his original guides this was all private property, but Wainwright didn't let that minor detail stop him. It would seem that he wasn't observed in this trespass. The second edition notes that this may have been "due to his marked resemblance to an old stag."
This area is a red deer sanctuary and while walkers are permitted under the current laws, they are asked to keep to the marked paths and to avoid disturbing the deer.

Answer: Stone Wall Builders

Although Alfred Wainwright dedicated a volume to each of the listed options, the full inscription in volume two reads: "Book two is dedicated to the memory of the men who built the stone walls, which have endured the storms of centuries and remain to this day as monuments to enterprise, perseverance and hard work."
Alfred Wainwright wrote about 36 different fells in volume 2. All 36 may be found listed as one of the right or wrong answers to questions 1 - 9.