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Lost Lad
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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]
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Description
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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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