Name
The name of the pass is derived from a nearby stone, the Kirkstone, which stands a few yards from the roadside of the A592 leading to Patterdale, several yards from the inn. The stone is so named as its silhouette resembles a church steeple, 'kirk' meaning church in old Norse, it is easily spotted coming both ways on the pass. Locally the road from Ambleside up to the Kirkstone Pass Inn is known as The Struggle.
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