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Latter Barrow

Short entry: no route or hazard notes for this fell yet.

Nearest route starts ↓
354 mBirkett — Western (not a Wainwright summit)+5 bonus Birketts within 3 km

At 354 m (1,161 ft), Latter Barrow is a Birkett (one of the 541 tops in Bill Birkett's Complete Lakeland Fells) in the Western Fells. The name comes from barrow (Old English beorg, a hill). It also features on the Synge list.

Summit conditions on Latter Barrow

On the summit on Tuesday 27 October: 13° to 7°C, gusts to 60 mph, 0.9 mm of rain forecast over the whole day, midnight to midnight.

Full 7-day summit forecast ↓

The forecast figures are Open-Meteo’s, worked out for the summit’s height. How we check →

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (opens in new tab)

Parking & buses

Swarth Fell (layby)
1.4 km from summit (straight line)
Cold Fell road (verge)
1.7 km from summit (straight line)

Parking & buses ↓

Routes near Latter Barrow

No route guide for this fell yet. The nearest route starts we publish, in a straight line from the summit:

Conditions and 7-day summit forecast

Modelled for the 354 m summit (Open-Meteo). Check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

Full 7-day forecast
Tue 27 Oct
13° / 7°
60 mph
0.9 mm (100%)
Wed 28 Oct
11° / 8°
38 mph
2.8 mm (100%)
Thu 29 Oct
11° / 9°
28 mph
0.1 mm (45%)
Fri 30 Oct
10° / 8°
28 mph
0.0 mm (12%)
Sat 31 Oct
10° / 5°
5 mph
0.0 mm (14%)
Sun 1 Nov
10° / 3°
12 mph
0.6 mm (2%)
Mon 2 Nov
8° / 1°
9 mph
0.0 mm (2%)

Taken 27 October 2026, 20:59 UTC; the live forecast replaces it when it loads. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (opens in new tab)

Parking & buses for Latter Barrow

Parking

Swarth Fell (layby) — 1.4 km from summit (straight line)
Nearest fells: Swarth Fell (Kinniside) (0.4 km), Burn Edge (1.0 km), Latter Barrow (1.4 km). Free (OSM-tagged). Unpaved surface (OSM-tagged).
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Cold Fell road (verge) — 1.7 km from summit (straight line)
Verge parking on the Calder Bridge–Ennerdale road for Lank Rigg and Ponsonby Fell.
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Blakeley Raise (verge, east) — 2.3 km from summit (straight line)
0.7 km from Blakeley Raise.
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2 more places to park near Latter Barrow
Cold Fell car park (free) — 2.3 km from summit (straight line)
Nearest fells: Cold Fell (0.9 km). Free (OSM-tagged).
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Blakeley Raise (verge, west) — 2.5 km from summit (straight line)
0.8 km from Blakeley Raise.
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Positions are approximate.

Vehicles are left at their owner’s risk: we list places people park and cannot vouch for any of them. Take valuables with you and leave nothing on show.

Buses

The nearest bus stop we hold is the 77 and 77A stop at Buttermere, outside Court Hotel, 16.5 km of walking from the nearest parking for this fell — no bus route we hold serves it. It is a seasonal service too: 1 November 2026 is its last day of the year (confirmed with the operator, 29 August 2026); it returns on 22 March 2027.

Getting there across the Lake District: Buses · Parking map · By train · By boat

Hazards on Latter Barrow

We have not written a hazard card for this fell yet, and that is not a sign that it is low-hazard. Check the forecast, carry a map and compass, and turn back in cloud if the ground is not what you expected. The National Park Authority’s What to pack page, AdventureSmart’s hill walking kit list and Mountain Rescue England and Wales’s safety page are linked from our what to carry guide.

If you need Mountain Rescue

Dial 999 or 112 and ask for the Police, then Mountain Rescue.

Before you call, have ready: where you are (a grid reference if you can – the OS Locate app shows yours on your phone), what has happened, how many of you there are, and your mobile number.

Then stay where you are until the rescue team contacts you.

If you cannot make a voice call because of a hearing or speech impairment, emergency SMS works only if you have registered first: text “register” to 999.

From Mountain Rescue England and Wales’s guidance on calling them out (opens in new tab) (read 26 October 2026).

Map & nearby Birketts

Free mapping: OpenTopoMap / OpenStreetMap, with SRTM elevation data (switch layers top-right).

Parking, toilets and buses: Parking & buses ↑.

Birketts within 3 km of Latter Barrow

These Birkett tops are not Wainwright summits. Distances are straight lines: check the ground and access on a map before adding one.

0.4 km ENEKinniside375 m · Western
1.1 km WNWSwarth Fell (Kinniside)335 m · Western
1.2 km NNWBurn Edge320 m · Western
2.1 km NNWBlakeley Raise389 m · Western
2.9 km ENEWhoap511 m · Western

About Latter Barrow

Its nearest tops are Kinniside (0.4 km E); Swarth Fell (Kinniside) (1.1 km NW); Burn Edge (1.2 km NW) — it's usually taken in on a round of these neighbours. It's a worthwhile objective for anyone working through the Birkett list.

Classifications & hill data

Is Latter Barrow a Wainwright?

Latter Barrow is not a Wainwright. It is on the Birkett list and the Synge list.

Selected lists

354 m
Height
1,161 ft
In feet
NY 0743 1147
Grid ref

This is the summit’s grid reference. If you call from anywhere else, give your own position, not this one.

Lists, height and summit position from the Database of British and Irish Hills; the feet are converted from its metres and the grid reference from that position. How we check →

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