Lowther is the eighth Earl of Lonsdale , whose family has owned Blencathra for four centuries . Entire mountain put up for sale in Threlkeld 's popular English Lake District tourist destination . Sale of Earl also gives the buyer the right to be called a lord . Blencathra of Daily Telegraph says he needs to sell the mountain to pay a huge tax bill .
Entire mountain put up for sale in Threlkeld 's popular English Lake District tourist destination . Sale of Earl also gives the buyer the right to be called a lord . Blencathra of Daily Telegraph says he needs to sell the mountain to pay a huge tax bill .