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Reston Scar is a 
The main footpath up to the summit from Staveley passes to the south of Kemp Tarn, the largest of several ponds on the Scar. The summit has a cairn. In his book ''
fell
A fell (from Old Norse ''fell'', ''fjall'', "mountain"Falk and Torp (2006:161).) is a high and barren landscape feature, such as a mountain or Moorland, moor-covered hill. The term is most often employed in Fennoscandia, Iceland, the Isle of M ...
in the Lake District
The Lake District, also known as ''the Lakes'' or ''Lakeland'', is a mountainous region and National parks of the United Kingdom, national park in Cumbria, North West England. It is famous for its landscape, including its lakes, coast, and mou ...
of Cumbria
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, England. With a height of , it overlooks the north side of Staveley village, and is listed among Alfred Wainwright's ''The Outlying Fells of Lakeland
''The Outlying Fells of Lakeland'' is a 1974 book written by Alfred Wainwright dealing with hills in and around the Lake District of England. It differs from Wainwright's ''Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, Pictorial Guides'' in that each ...
''. The summit offers good views of the Coniston Fells, the Sca Fells and the Langdale Pikes.
The main footpath up to the summit from Staveley passes to the south of Kemp Tarn, the largest of several ponds on the Scar. The summit has a cairn. In his book ''The Outlying Fells of Lakeland
''The Outlying Fells of Lakeland'' is a 1974 book written by Alfred Wainwright dealing with hills in and around the Lake District of England. It differs from Wainwright's ''Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, Pictorial Guides'' in that each ...
'', Wainwright describes the ascent of Reston Scar from Staveley and calls the fell "a fine place for a siesta on a sunny day".
Wainwright, writing in 1974, says: "From here Hugill Fell and High Knott to the north appear to offer a pleasant extension of the walk, but impassable walls bar the way", but Chris Jesty
Chris Jesty (born 1942) is a British author and cartographer who revised Alfred Wainwright's ''Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells'' to produce the second edition (2005–2009) of the books, which were originally published in 1955–1966. He us ...
, in the 2011 2nd edition of Wainwright's book, says "From here Hugill Fell to the north offers a pleasant extension to the walk and an alternative way of returning to Staveley", having mentioned in the section on Hugill Fell that "gates have been provided in the high drystone walls and a clear path links the two summits".
References
{{Outlying Fells Fells of the Lake District Westmorland and Furness