Cogra Moss

#1518 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Cogra Moss is a shallow reservoir to the east of the village of Lamplugh on the western edge of the English Lake District. It was created by the damming of Rakegill Beck in about 1880, though its function as a water supply ceased in 1975. The reservoir, which is surrounded by forestry plantations on three sides, is popular with walkers and anglers. ()

Average depth: 18 ftElevation: 755 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°33'47"N, 3°24'1"W

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Cogra Moss – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Crummock Water, Scale Force, Loweswater, Ennerdale Water.

3.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Crummock Water
100 min walk • Crummock Water is a lake in the Lake District in Cumbria, North West England situated between Buttermere to the south and Loweswater to the north. Crummock Water is 2.5 miles long, 0.6 miles wide and 140 feet deep. The River Cocker is considered to start at the north of the lake, before then flowing into Lorton Vale.
3.7 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature and wildlife, Park
Scale Force, Lake District National Park
96 min walk • Scale Force is considered the highest waterfall in the English Lake District. Opinions vary about how its precise height is calculated, but the total height is normally stated as 170 feet. It lies on the stream Scale Beck.
2.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loweswater
58 min walk • Loweswater is one of the smaller lakes in the English Lake District. The village of Loweswater is situated to the east of the lake.
2.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ennerdale Water
73 min walk • Ennerdale Water is the most westerly lake in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It is a glacial lake, with a maximum depth of 150 feet, and is ½ mile to a mile wide and 2½ miles long.
~1570 ftS
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Knock Murton, Frizington
8 min walk • Knock Murton or Murton Fell is a hill of 464.4 metres in the north west of the Lake District, England. It lies in the Borough of Copeland in Cumbria. It is classed as a Fellranger, being described by Richards in his book series. It is among the 21 such summits which are not included in Wainwright's list of 214.
2.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Crag Fell
75 min walk • Crag Fell is a hill in the English Lake District. It is part of the Lank Rigg group, standing above Ennerdale Water in the Western Fells.
2.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Great Borne
68 min walk • Great Borne is a fell in the English Lake District with a height of 616 m. It is a rather secluded hill situated at the western end of the long ridge which divides the Ennerdale and Buttermere valleys.
4.1 miS
Hill
Whoap, Frizington
106 min walk • Whoap is a hill located near the western edge of the English Lake District, standing at 511 m. It is part of the Lank Rigg group and is separated from this fell by an unnamed col, known locally as the Whoap Step.
3.8 miE
Hill
Brackenthwaite Hows, Cockermouth
96 min walk • Brackenthwaite Hows is a hill in the Lake District of North West England. Crummock Water, Looking Towards Buttermere, a view from the hill was painted by J. M. W. Turner in 1797.
3.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Grike, Lake District National Park
89 min walk • Grike is a hill in the west of the English Lake District, near Ennerdale Water. It is part of the Lank Rigg group, the most westerly Wainwright as the fells diminish toward the coastal plain. It can be climbed from Kinniside or Ennerdale Bridge.
3.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Starling Dodd, Lake District National Park
95 min walk • Starling Dodd is a fell in the western part of the English Lake District, located between the valleys of Ennerdale and Buttermere, on the ridge between Great Borne to its west and Red Pike to its east.

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Cogra Moss – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)