Great Cockup

Great Cockup reaches an elevation of 526 meters and features stone-built grouse butts located approximately 500 meters west of the summit point.

The name originates from Old English cocc hop, referring to a valley where wild birds gathered, before becoming the designation for the hill itself.

The summit appears in Alfred Wainwright's Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, where he describes the mountain's functional rather than decorative character.

Hikers can start their ascent from Orthwaite hamlet, following a bridleway along Hause Gill for two kilometers before climbing the southern slopes.

The mountain contains an isolated boulder on its lower southern slope, marked on maps as an erratic deposit from glacial movements.

Location: Allerdale

Elevation above the sea: 526 m

GPS coordinates: 54.68966,-3.12875

Latest update: March 17, 2025 20:09