Scout Scar on the edge of the English Lake District.

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Views of Cunswick Scar from the ascent of Scout Scar.
   
Distant views of the Lakeland Hills.
   
The stunning panorama from left to right,Coniston Old Man to the Langdale Pikes.
   
Views to the south over Lyth Valley to Morecambe Bay.
   
Views to the north from the once sea-washed cliffs of Scout Scar.
   
Views along Hodgson's Leap to the upper Kent Estuary and Arnside Knott.
   
The summit Scout Scar adorned by the Mushroom.
   
The Mushroom built in 1912 to commemorate the coronation of King George V.
   
The Lake District Skyline seen over the edge of Scout Scar.
   
Approaching the Mushroom from the south.
   
Barrowfield Wood and the cliffs of Hodgson's Leap lead the eye to the distant hills of the Lake District.
   
And more views across Lyth Valley to the wooded eastern slopes of Whitbarrow Scar.
   
The green fields of Lyth Valley once washed by the sea now the Damson Capital of Europe.
   
Views to the west.
   
Arnside Knott on the far horizon.
   
Views across the limestone escarpment of Scout Scar.
   
Views to the east over Kendal to the Howgill Fells.
   
Mouth-watering views across the Kent Valley.
   
The trig point Scout Scar.
   
The distant hills of the lake district seen over Cunswick Scar.
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