Lost Lad
| Lost Lad | |
|---|---|
 Lost Lad | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 518 m (1,699 ft) |
| Prominence | ca. 10 m[1] |
| Parent peak | Back Tor (Derwent Edge) |
| Listing | none |
| Coordinates | 53°25′02″N 1°42′39″W / 53.4173°N 1.7108°W |
| Geography | |
  Lost Lad Location in the Peak District  Lost Lad Location in Derbyshire | |
| Location | Derbyshire, England |
| Parent range | Peak District |
| OS grid | SK193912 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 110; OL1W |
Lost Lad is a hill, 518 metres (1,699 ft) high on the Derwent Edge in the Peak District in the county of Derbyshire in England. It is a subpeak of Back Tor (538 metres [1,765 ft]).[1]
Description[edit]
Lost Lad is a bare, conical moorland summit and subpeak of the nearby Back Tor which rises about 600 metres to the southeast.[1] The top of Lost Lad is marked by a cairn and toposcope and there are good views over the surrounding northern Peak District.
Name[edit]
Lost Lad is actually the name of the cairn at the top, whose name refers to a legend about a shepherd boy from the lost village of Derwent. According to the legend the boy became lost on the moors in a blizzard and died. His body was found the following spring by a passing shepherd and nearby were the words "Lost Lad" written on a rock.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Ordnance Survey map, OL1W, 1:25,000 series.
- ^ Crook Hill and Derwent Edge at hillexplorer.com. Retrieved 1 Jan 2019
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