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Name: | Bannisdale Fell - Long Crag |
Hill number: | 2605 |
Height: | 493m / 1617ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2559 Tarn Crag (Sleddale) |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Far Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Kent, Catchment Boundaries, Lune |
Class: | Tump (400-499m), Wainwright Outlying Fell, Birkett, Synge (Tu,4,WO,B,Sy) |
Grid ref: | NY 51595 05253 |
Summit feature: | rocky knoll |
Drop: | 33m |
Col: | 460m NY512056 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL7N |
Observations: | this is the Birkett summit and highest point of the fell; rocks 160m N at NY 51586 05410 is the Wainwright Outlying Fell summit |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 291 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Clockwise round of the Bannisdale horseshoe walk with M and V. | PeterD | 22/03/2024 |
15 miles anticlockwise 4th of 12 Birketts from Dryhowe Bridge. | Dave Sargent | 11/01/2024 |
Wolf Howe, Lamb Pasture SE Top, Lamb Pasture, The Forest, White Howe, Bannisdale Fell, Nameless, Harrop Pike, Great Yarlside, Wasdale Pike, Sleddale Pike | keithouk | 15/10/2023 |
Visited both summits. With Ian. | Dangerous Dave | 19/08/2023 |
An afternoon/evening walk based around the Bannisdale Horseshoe with some extras. The 18.5 mile route consisted of - The Forest (528m), White Howe (530m), Long Crag (493m), Robin Hood (492m), High House Fell (524m), Harrop Pike (637m), Grey Crag (638m), Ancrow Brow north (541m), Ancrow Brow (542m), Swinklebank Crag (555m), Capplebarrow (512m), Todd Fell (401m). Lovely sunny evening, very enjoyable. /D | meltdiceburg | 19/07/2023 |
On the Bannisdale Horseshoe. My way onto this is in the Ancow Brow N. top log (qv). Nice to get on a grassy knoll after the bog. The continuation to White Howe looked rough so I followed the trod/ATV track alongside the wall most of the way. | pwheeler | 01/03/2022 |
On the way back now we walked through a wild flower meadow to Long Crag. This was the only summit of the day we struggled finding. There is about 4 cairns all at similar heights. Evenually after back tracking and lots of bog work we found the summit. | Scotty 2 Hotty | 24/07/2021 |
The Bannisdale round from AW's recommended spot on a wide verge just after the Dry Howe Farm lane parts company with the Mosergh one. A very pleasant chat with the farmer in his field below Murthwaite Knott on returning from its summit, then Whiteside Pike, Todd Fell, Capplebarrow, Swinklebank Crag, Ancrow Brow, Ancrow Brow North Top, Long Crag, White Howe, The Forest, Lamb pasture and its South East Top. | Nick Down1 | 30/06/2021 |
yorkielad | 27/05/2021 | |
Boggy approaches to this my 7th of 11 on Bannisdale Horseshoe | trimarc2 | 11/05/2021 |
Walk 56 of AW's Outlying Fells. First time out properly since November thanks to COVID. Enjoyed this one in good weather though a chilly breeze. | James McKnight | 10/04/2021 |
Bannisdale Horeshoe+ with GFE - from just off the Shap Road: Whiteside Pike, Todd Fell, Capplebarrow, Swinkleband Crag, Ancrow Brow then on to Grey Crag, Tarn Crag & Harrop Pike before dropping back to the Horseshoe for Bannisdale Fell, White Howe, The Forest & Lamb Pasture. 25km, 1200m elevation gain. 7 hours. Cracking day. Weather snowing at first and FREEZING on tops but sunny and bright and just wonderful. | Fionalevey | 30/01/2021 |
Limited parking at NY531999. A tad more than Wainwright's long walk of WO(e)s around Bannisdale horseshoe. Murthwaite Knott, Whiteside Pike, Todd Fell, Capplebarrow, Swinklebank Crag, Ancrow Brow, nameless, Long Crag, White Howe, The Forest, Lamb Pasture, Lamb Pasture SE Top, Wolf Howe. | Isbjorn | 25/08/2020 |
The Bannisdale Horseshoe. A lengthy and quiet walk around Bannisdale visiting: Murthwaite Knott, Whiteside Pike, Todd Fell, Capplebarrow, Swinklebank Crag, Ancrow Bank, nameless (Bannisdale Horseshoe – Ancrow Bank N), Grey Crag, Tarn Crag, Harrop Pike, Lord’s Seat, Bannisdale Fell – Long Crag , White Howe, The Forest, Lamb Pasture and Lamb Pasture SE Top from Garnett Bridge. 27.5km with 1100m ascent in 8h50m. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 09/06/2020 |
Tump and Wainwright summit. Round of Bannisdale over 10 Wainwright Outliers. Parked in loop of old A6, by footpath. | PGCE | 04/06/2020 |
From Ancrow Brow n top. | KeithByTheC | 29/05/2020 |
Parked at Sadgill, up past Stockdale onto nameless (Bannisdale Horseshoe - Ancrow Brow N, Bannisdale Fell - Long Crag,back to nameless (Bannisdale Horseshoe - Ancrow Brow N, Ancrow Brow, Swinklebank Crag [Ancrow Brow] [nameless (Bannisdale Horseshoe)] and back down via Stockdale. | Chipstertrain | 20/05/2020 |
From White Howe by track of sorts along SW side of DSW. Rocky rib in grass at high point. Cloud lifted to give moorland views. | RichardM | 26/01/2020 |
Dryhowe Bridge - Whiteside Pike - Todd Fell - Capplebarrow - Swinklebank Crag - Ancrow Brow - Nameless(Ancrow Brow) - Long Crag - White Howe - The Forest - Dryhowe Bridge | briandiggle | 19/01/2020 |
Whiteside Pike, Todd Fell, Capplebarrow , Nameless (Swinklebank Crag), Nameless (Ancrow Brow North), Ancrow Brow, Long Crag/Bannisdale Fell, White Howe, Nameless (The Forest/Bannisdale Head) and Lamb Pasture. | Lazylizzie | 28/12/2019 |
Parked at Dryhowe bridge then round of Bannisdale. Great sunny day with frost on ground all day. | cjo | 29/11/2019 |
Bannerisdale Horseshoe, Lamb Pasture, The Forest, White Howe, Long Crag, Ancrow Brow NE top, Ancrow Brow, Swinklebank Crag,Capplebarrow, Todd Fell, Whiteless 
Pike. | Walkingmurphy | 25/08/2019 |
Bob & Duke Monday 25th/3/2019 Z 1558hrs. 
NY 51585 05411 Wainwright Outlying Fell summit Not Bagged ;#0 | DukeNukem | 25/03/2019 |
Parked on side road to Thorn Cottage (junction with A6) ascent to Lamb Pasture on to The Forest. On to White Howe, Bannisdale Fell (Long Crag), Ancrow Brow, Swinklebank Crag, Capplebarrow, Todd Fell and Whiteside Pike. Bannisdale Horeshoe. | raymooremanx | 23/02/2019 |
Most of the Bannisdale Horseshoe: Todd Fell - Capplebarrow - Swinklebank Crag - Ancrow Brow - Bannisdale Horseshoe - Bannisdale Fell - White Howe - The Forest. From Dryhowe Bridge, farm has created parking for 2-3 cars just through a gate (NY 5308 0181). 8 miles in wind and rain - surprisingly met some fellow Hill-bagging chappies getting wet like me! | jonglew | 04/10/2018 |
Bannisdale Horseshoe.Lightly trodden paths west of valley as far as Ancrow Brow North then largely pathless and tussocky. | ijpowell | 20/07/2018 |
Part of The Bannisdale Horse shoe.starting and finishing from Moserg Farm, who kindly allowed me to park there.. | Shutterlag | 21/06/2018 |
Part of Bannisdale Horseshoe. | rhalstead | 30/03/2018 |
Bannisdale Horseshoe | Ajm0310 | 26/03/2018 |
Bannisdale horseshoe 4th of 10 | Alan Caine | 29/08/2017 |
WOs 98-104; Bs 83-90. A lovely sunny day so went for the Bannisdale horseshoe which proved much easier than W suggests because of good paths most of the way. Joyce with me up Whiteside Pike, then sunbathed as the rest too boring and picked me up at Dryhowe Bridge. Good path on to Todd Fell, Capplebarrow and nameless top but bad bog before and after Long Crag (summit beyond wall) and rough tussocks down from The Forest and over Lamb Pasture. Shoulder high bracken descending directly from Lamb Pasture to Dryhowe Bridge. A very satisfying day for 9 WOs and 8 Bs. | BURGESS | 13/08/2017 |
Bannisdale Horseshoe | Littledave | 24/07/2017 |
AW's outliers fourth of nine on the 11.5 mile Bannisdale horseshoe. Lamb pasture, The forest, White howe, Long crag, Ancrow brow, Swinkle bank crag, Capplebarrow, Todd fell and finally Whiteside pike. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 01/07/2017 |
Continuation from White Howe. Followed the narrow path down to a wall and boggier ground, following the wall up NW to the east top. Then west on the south side of the wall to the summit. To descend, headed down steeply to Bannisdale Head, working round to the track through the dale, keeping to access land away from the farm. Then track SSE back to the car at Dryhowe Bridge. With AT and JT. | Man of Kernow1 | 14/05/2017 |
Bannisdale Horseshoe | Havenchris | 06/05/2017 |
Done as part of the Bannisdale Horseshoe with Richard Turner & Stuart Wattam. Weather cloudy and dry with great views. Cold wind on the tops. | falunty | 13/04/2017 |
Done as part of the Bannisdale Horseshoe with Richard Turner & Stuart Wattam. Weather cloudy and dry with great views. Cold wind on the tops. | nitranrenrut | 13/04/2017 |
Bannisdale Horseshoe with Len. Tussocks and bog and gusty. Something of a slog. | Flobbus | 11/04/2017 |
Lamb Pasture, Lamb Pasture SE Top, Wolf Howe, The Forest, White Howe, Long Crag, Ancrow Brow N Top, Ancrow Brow, Swinklebank Crag, Capplebarrow, Todd Fell and Whiteside Pike. About four and a half hours starting at Dryhowe Bridge. Did Birkett and WO. | clivevilla | 05/08/2016 |
walked to both summits, not much between them | bardolph | 03/05/2016 |
Second circuit of the Bannisdale Horseshoe. Took about 6 hours, but with many pauses to try to get reliable GPS readings. | David Purchase | 14/04/2016 |
CJ BW | chrisj1965 | 06/03/2016 |
Third hill on the Bannisdale horseshoe. | JohnW | 22/02/2016 |
Bannisdale horseshoe on a fine cold day, from end of road (by bridge) to Dryhowe. Anticlockwise circuit of Lamb Pasture SE top, Lamb Pasture, The Forest, White Howe, Long Crag (inc Wainwright top), Ancrow Brow N, Ancrow Brow, Swinklebank Crag, Capplebarrow, Todd Fell, Whiteside Pike. Good views of snow-covered higher fells. | RobertP | 14/02/2016 |
4th of Wainwrights Bannisdale round of 9 with GB. | bolton | 10/09/2015 |
The 4th of 9 Wainwright Outlying Fells on an anti-clockwise circuit of the Bannisdale Horseshoe. (PM) | gerrybowes | 10/09/2015 |
From layby on A6 up below Lamb Pasture to Bannisdale Horseshoe but reversed at Swinklebank Crag to Grey Crag (an on the hoof decision) and back by Lord's Seat and Robin Hood and out bu High Barrow Bridge. Cool but sunny - excellent tramp. | SS | 05/09/2015 |
Dryhowe Bridge - Bannisdale Head - LONG CRAG - White Howe - The Forest. Nice day after early cloud. Only 10 outlying fells left! | citygent | 19/08/2015 |
Walked on my own from Dry Howe using Wainwright's Outlying Fells. Dull but dry by the time I reached here. Went much too far before turning down Bannisdale and nearly ended up heading down the wrong valley. Still after I had consulted map and compass I soon found my way back to the right path over this fell. | flockwatcher | 11/08/2015 |
on return leg no let up in bad weather still no views | colinfielding | 27/10/2014 |