Parlick
| Parlick | |
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Viewed from Beacon Fell Road
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 432 m (1,417 ft) |
| Prominence | c. 34 m |
| Coordinates | 53°53′59″N 2°37′00″W / 53.8998°N 2.6167°WCoordinates: 53°53′59″N 2°37′00″W / 53.8998°N 2.6167°W |
| Geography | |
 Parlick
Location in Lancashire
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| Location | Lancashire, England |
| Parent range | Forest of Bowland |
| OS grid | SD599453 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 102 |
Parlick (also known as Parlick Pike) is an approximately cone-shaped steep-sided hill at the extreme south of the main range of Bowland fells in Lancashire, England. Its bog-free sides make it more popular with walkers than the shallow boggy hills to its north. Paths zigzag up this hill from the south, or for the more strenuous ascent a straight path can be chosen. This hill is usually green — different from the often thorny brown to red of the northern hills. A thin neck joins Parlick onto Fair Snape Fell with well-worn paths linking the two.
Regarding the origin of the name, Professor Eilert Ekwall, in his 1922 The Place-names of Lancashire, writes:
Parlick is a popular venue for foot-launched gliders, because it produces good ridge lift in an unusually wide variety of wind directions. The extensive west-facing bowl allows paraglider pilots to fly to Fair Snape Fell and beyond without leaving reliable ridge lift and as far forwards as Beacon Fell. Local pilots use this arena for club competitions, such as the 'Parlick Grid Challenge'
The summit consists of little more than a cairn, leaving the walker to look at the view, south to Preston and Winter Hill near Chorley, east toward Pendle Hill, and west towards Blackpool and the Irish Sea.
The boundary between the boroughs of Wyre and Ribble Valley passes very close to the summit, with half of the hill lying within each borough.
"Parlick Fell" is the name of a cheese made in Longridge from sheep's milk from the area.
The hill and its environs are the location of the legend of the enormous Dun Cow, which was reputed to wander freely across the moorland, and to be in the habit of quenching its thirst at "Nick's Water-Pot", a well on the summit of Parlick.
The summit of Parlick
Looking down on Parlick, from the lower summit marker on Fair Snape Fell
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