Swirl How's name is obscure, though 'how' is thought to come from the Old Norse haugr, a hill or mound. A fine cairn built around a large rock stands on its stony top, close to the edge above Greenburn. On the ridge towards Great Carrs, a memorial cairn with a wooden cross and part of the undercarriage marks where a Royal Canadian Air Force Halifax bomber crashed during the Second World War, while to the east the stony Prison Band leads down towards Wetherlam.
New to the Wainwrights?Read our guide: What Are The Wainwrights?Cairn incorporating large rock
Welded volcanic tuffs, a stony summit ridge with steep drops into Greenburn.
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Also on this route: Coniston Old Man, Brim Fell, Great Carrs, Dow Crag, Grey Friar, Wetherlam
Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
