Black Combe stands alone in the south-western corner of the Lake District, isolated from the rest of the big fells; and with a summit just four miles from the Irish Sea, a circuit of this peak feels like a coastal walk. There aren't many places like this – from the summit you can expect views of all the highest mountains in England, as well as clear views of the West Duddon Wind Farm, the Isle of Man, and all the way up the west coast to Criffel across the Solway Firth.
Years ago I seem to remember a report of a cat being found on the summit by a member of the local MRT who then adopted it (or it them as is the cat way). It makes you wonder what it was doing up there.
