Mockerkin Tarn

Mockerkin Tarn

Mockerkin Tarn is a lake amongst the meadows at the foot of the Western Fells in Cumberland. It is on the western side of Mockerkin, a hamlet looking up at the Loweswater Fells to the east, five miles south-west of Cockermouth.

The tarn occupies a shallow basin surrounded by lush pasture, with a small stream entering from the east beside a wooded area. The gentle outflow eventually joins the River Marron. It has a maximum depth of 11 feet.

The A5086 Cockermouth to Egremont] road runs beside the tarn.

The lake is famed locally for its bright summertime displays of white and yellow water lillies, which stretch in broad bands across the south-western corner of the tarn. The waters of the tarn contain eel, pike and perch.

Mockerkin Tarn is traditionally the site of the palace of Morken, a Celtic King.

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