MBA Info (Health and Safety) file for:

WARNSCALE HEAD

Location: SE of Buttermere, Cumbria.

Grid ref. NY 205 133

Owner and local contact: William Richardson, Gatesgarth Farm, Buttermere, Cockermouth, CA13 9XA.

General description of building: Single room mine cottage with dry-stone walls and slate roof.

Access: About 2 km by path from public road at Gatesgarth (ascent about 300m) or from Honister Pass (ascent 150m, descent 100m). .
Vehicle access in case of emergency is possible by land rover tracks to NY 200 138 (low level) from Gatesgarth, or NY 211 136 (high level) from Honister Pass.

Restrictions: usually none, but note:

Please keep dogs on leads.
Bothy is very small with a stone floor and stone benches -- unsuitable for groups of any size.
There is no fuel locally.
Bothy can be difficult to find.

Maintenance Organisers: Jenny & Denis Mollison,The Laigh House, Inveresk, Musselburgh EH21 7TD (0131 665 2055)

Area Organiser: Jim Burgess, 33 Egremont Road, Milnrow, Rochdale OL16 4EP.

Further details:

Description and plan Photos.

Compiled by: Denis Mollison
email: denis (at) ma.hw.ac.uk

Last updated: 6th May 2006