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 / 53.4173; -1.7108Coordinates: 53°25′02″N 1°42′39″W / 53.4173°N 1.7108°W / 53.4173; -1.7108
Geography
Location	Derbyshire, England, UK
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 m).^[1]

Description

The top of Lost Lad

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

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

1 2 3 Ordnance Survey map, OL1W, 1:25,000 series.
↑ Lost Lad cairn at Derwent Edge at www.gallimaufry.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2016

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List of peaks of the Peak District

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