The North Western Fells occupy the area between the rivers Derwent and Cocker, a broadly oval swathe of hilly country, elongated on a north-south axis.

The principal feature of these fells is a ridge running from the Vale of Lorton in the west to Bassenthwaite Lake in the east.

Further on in the same direction is Seat How, 1,627 ft (496 m), a rocky top standing above the steep descent to Comb Beck and the Whinlatter Pass road.

North eastward from Lord's Seat, branching off from the ridge connection to Barf, is a long and sometimes imperceptible watershed which runs up the shore of Bassenthwaite.

[3] The top of Lord's Seat is a smooth grassy dome, the summit being marked by the meeting point of ruined fences and a small cairn.

Grasmoor and its supporters restrict the southward panorama, but there is no such obstruction to the north, the Scottish Hills being visible across the Solway Firth.

[1] From the western side of Whinlatter Pass a pleasant approach can be made up the wooded Aiken Valley, a quiet dale with no vehicular access.