Skiddaw Shepherd's Memorial
A short stroll to the memorial erected to the Hawell family of shepherds who tended their flocks of Herdwick sheep on Skiddaw.
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Hawell Monument
- Maps:
50K: 89, 90
25K: OL4
- Start:
- NY281253 (get directions via Google Maps)
- Near to:
- Bassenthwaite Lake, Keswick
- Distance:
- 1.0km (0.6 miles)
- Ascent:
- 25m
- Min. time:
- 0 hrs 15 mins
- View in 3-D:
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- Terrain:
- 1 - easy
- Bog Factor:
- 1 - none
- Tech Diff:
- 1 - easy
- Dog issues:
- None
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Route Description
Go through the gate at the end of the Gale Ghyll car park, and turn sharp left. Follow the path beside the wall for approximately 500m (550 yards).
The inscription on the memorial reads:
In loving memory of two Skiddaw shepherds
EDWARD HAWELL of LONSCALE
Born Octr. 21st 1815
Died June 2nd 1889
and his son
JOSEPH HAWELL of LONSCALE
Born Decr. 24th 1855
Died Feby. 20th 1891
Noted breeders of prize Herdwick Sheep
Also to ROBERT WALKER HAWELL
Born 16 March 1851 Died 29 Dec 1911
Great Shepherd of thy Heavenly Flock
These men have left our hill
Their feet were on the living rock
Oh guide and bless them still.
H.D.R
The verse is from a poem by Hardwicke Rawnsley, a Lake District resident for much of his life and one of the founders of the National Trust (he also purhase and donated the Castlerigg stone circle to the Trust). It's said that Canon Rawnsley was responsible for having the memorial erected using local stone chosen by Joseph Hawell.
Path to memorial
Hawell Monument
If you like this walk then why not try one of our other nearby walks:
| Name | Rating | Starts |
|---|---|---|
| Misty Skiddaw | | 50m (55 yards) away |
| A longer walk over Bakestall and Skiddaw | | 58m (64 yards) away |
| Latrigg: a short stroll | | 100m (110 yards) away |
| Lonscale Fell via Burnt Horse Ridge | | 100m (110 yards) away |
| The Old Keswick Railway Line and Latrigg | | 1.9km (1.2 miles) away |
| Castlerigg Stone Circle | | 1.9km (1.2 miles) away |
| Castlehead Viewpoint from the Moot Hall, Keswick | | 2.4km (1.5 miles) away |
| Cumbria Way - Keswick to Caldbeck | | 2.4km (1.5 miles) away |
| A short walk to Friar's Crag from the Moot Hall, Keswick | | 2.4km (1.5 miles) away |
| The National Trust Centenary Stone from Keswick | | 2.4km (1.5 miles) away |
| Around Derwent Water | | 2.4km (1.5 miles) away |
| Blencathra via Hall's Fell Ridge | | 3.7km (2.3 miles) away |
| Walla Crag and Bleaberry Fell from Great Wood | | 3.9km (2.4 miles) away |
| Walla Crag and the Great Wood | | 4.0km (2.5 miles) away |
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