Lovely Seat

Lovely Seat, originally known as Lunasett until being misnamed by map makers some time in the twentieth century, is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England. It reaches a height of 675 metres (2,215 feet). It is situated at grid reference SD878950 three miles (five km) north of the town of Hawes, and is part of the high ground which separates Wensleydale from Swaledale. It is the highest point of Abbotside Common. The fell is separated from its neighbour to the west, Great Shunner Fell, by the Buttertubs Pass which carries the minor motor road between Hawes in Wensleydale and Thwaite in Swaledale. The name Lunasett derives from the Norse dialect moon pasture; Commoners of Abbotside still use the original name. The fell is very rarely climbed directly from the valley and is usually ascended from the top of the Buttertubs Pass in conjunction with nearby Great Shunner Fell. The latter is climbed first from Hawes or Thwaite using the Pennine Way, after whic

Elevation: 675 m

Country: United Kingdom

Explore topics:

• Lovely Seat hiking routes
• Lovely Seat best routes
• Lovely Seat camping
• Lovely Seat parking
• Lovely Seat car park
• Lovely Seat difficulty
• Lovely Seat family friendly
• Lovely Seat dog friendly
• Lovely Seat sunrise hike
• Lovely Seat sunset hike

Related mountains in United Kingdom

• A' Bhuidheanach
• A' Bhuidheanach Bheag
• A' Chailleach
• A' Chailleach
• A' Chaoirnich
• A' Chioch
• A' Chioch
• A' Chrois
• A' Chràileag
• A' Ghlas-bheinn