With my goal of completing the Birketts nearing reality with the remaining tops finally dropping below 3 figures (in my defence their is 541 tops on the list). I find myself walking over familiar ground in an effort to pick off insignificant tops.
Today I had my eye on three Birketts :- Low Birk Fell, Bleaberry Knott (Birk Fell) & the interestingly named The Knight; these tops are found are located on the North ridge of Place Fell. I'm not sure where 'The Knight' gets its name, it could be from the Arthurian links of Ullswater or its distinctive shape when seen from a distance. Unfortunately it disappoints close up, the other two Birketts provide better views.
Place Fell is one of the finest viewpoints in Lake District so a visit to its top providing the cloud is above its top is no hardship and the return to Sandwick by Beda Fell's long undulating ridge finishes off a pleasant round of Boredale.
Ullswater's lakeside path now left, Low Birk Fell dominates the view ahead...
