Kirkby Moor

Kirkby Moor is a poorly defined moorland area in southern Cumbria, England, named after the village of Kirkby-in-Furness, but stretching both sides of the A5092 road, and thus spanning the border of the Lake District National Park. The highest area, to the south of the road, and therefore outside the national park, is named Lowick High Common on Ordnance Survey maps, but "Kirkby Moor" is more commonly but incorrectly used. Lowick High common is the first UK SOTA summit to be activated 100 times.

The highest point of Lowick High Common and of Kirkby Moor is 333 m above sea level. The major man-made features are a slate quarry operated by Burlington Slate Ltd and a wind farm consisting of 12 400kW turbines which is operated by RWE npower renewables.

The fell is crossed by several public footpaths, as well as the Kirkby Slate Road, which has a right of access. There are also numerous tracks built across the fell in association with the wind turbines; although notices request walkers to stick to the public rights of way, in practice there is no issue with using the newer tracks, and from 28 May 2005 the land is access land under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.

The wide range of paths allows for many start points and routes to explore the heather-covered moor.

Marilyns of Northern England
1. Northumberland
  • The Cheviot
  • Housedon Hill
  • Long Crag
  • Peel Fell
  • Ros Hill
  • Shillhope Law
  • Sighty Crag
  • Tosson Hill
2. Northern Lakeland
  • Binsey
  • Blencathra
  • Knott
  • Skiddaw
3. Western Lakeland
  • Blake Fell
  • Dale Head
  • Dent
  • Grasmoor
  • Great Gable
  • Grisedale Pike
  • High Stile
  • Kirk Fell
  • Lord's Seat
  • Low Fell
  • Mellbreak
  • Pillar
  • Robinson
  • Seatallan
  • Swinside
  • Watch Hill
4. Central and
Southern Lakeland
  • Black Combe
  • Claife Heights
  • Coniston Old Man
  • Hard Knott
  • Harter Fell
  • High Raise
  • High Rigg
  • Holme Fell
  • Illgill Head
  • Kirkby Moor
  • Lingmoor Fell
  • Loughrigg Fell
  • Muncaster Fell
  • Pike of Blisco
  • Scafell Pike
  • Top o' Selside
  • Whitfell
5. Eastern Lakeland
  • Arnside Knott
  • Fairfield
  • Grayrigg Forest
  • Great Mell Fell
  • Gummer's How
  • Hallin Fell
  • Helvellyn
  • High Street
  • Hutton Roof Crags
  • Lambrigg Fell
  • Little Mell Fell
  • Place Fell
  • Red Screes
  • St Sunday Crag
  • Seat Sandal
  • Stony Cove Pike
  • Tarn Crag
  • Wansfell
  • Whitbarrow
6. North Pennines
and Durham
  • Burnhope Seat
  • Cold Fell
  • Cross Fell
  • Dufton Pike
  • Mickle Fell
7. Northern Yorkshire Dales
  • Baugh Fell
  • The Calf
  • Great Shunner Fell
  • Hoove
  • Kisdon
  • Nine Standards Rigg
  • Rogan's Seat
  • Wild Boar Fell
  • Yarlside
8. Southern Yorkshire Dales
  • Aye Gill Pike
  • Birks Fell
  • Buckden Pike
  • Calf Top
  • Cracoe Fell
  • Dodd Fell Hill
  • Fountains Fell
  • Great Coum
  • Great Knoutberry Hill
  • Great Whernside
  • Ingleborough
  • Pen-y-ghent
  • Rombald's Moor
  • Sharp Haw
  • Whernside
9. North York Moors
to the Humber
  • Bishop Wilton Wold
  • Cringle Moor
  • Gisborough Moor
  • Urra Moor
10. Forest of Bowland
  • Easington Fell
  • Fair Snape Fell
  • Longridge Fell
  • Ward's Stone
  • White Hill


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