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Name: | Swineside Knott |
Hill number: | 3827 |
Height: | 553m / 1814ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2515 Helvellyn |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Eden (Carlisle) |
Class: | Birkett, Synge (B,Sy) |
Grid ref: | NY 37909 19718 |
Summit feature: | no feature |
Drop: | 15m |
Col: | 538m NY 3780 1955 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
Survey: | obvious summit |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 304 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
A round of Bracken How - Round How - Brown Hills - Swineside Knott - Watermillock Common - Common Fell 
Parked in Dockray, easy path to follow, dry, wet underfoot, lovely views | matty1971b | 04/01/2024 |
solo climb, wintry conditions. | jonsutterby71 | 29/12/2023 |
From Dockray. 
11 km, 550 m asc. 
SW to the Watermillock Common Fell tops, Swineside Knotts and Brown Hills. 
Continuing up the ridge wall to Birkett Fell and onto Hart Side. 
Return by Round How and Bracken How. 
Windy, showery. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720309488547 | SalmonJoe | 01/07/2023 |
IOG Walk from Aira Force to Glenridding. 
IOG Patterdale Easter Trip 2023. 
May not have gone right onto Summit but close enough to count. | dancingqueen101 | 09/04/2023 |
The Dodds from Dockray. Visited Common Fell, Watermillock Common, Swineside Knott, Brown Hills, Birkett Fell, Hart Side, Green Side (White Stones), Stybarrow Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Great Dodd, Little Dodd, Calfhow Pike, Clough Head, and White Pike. A perfect winter's day with cloudless skies, a thin layer of frost / snow and absolutely calm. 21km with 950m ascent taking 7h 30m. | silverwolf_alan | 12/12/2022 |
Wainwright Walk 23: Spider (Great Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Hart Side & Clough Head) | DavidHiner | 30/11/2022 |
From Brown Hills | KeithByTheC | 20/09/2022 |
After Common Fell | trimarc2 | 11/09/2022 |
Parked at High Row NY380219. Dockray, Bracken How, Round How, Common Fell, Watermillock Common, Swineside Knott, Brown Hills, Birkett Fell, Hart Side, Green Side, (Birkett Fell), High Brow, Low How. | Isbjorn | 28/04/2022 |
A round of Bracken How, Round How, Brown Hills, Swineside Knott, Watermillock Common and Common Fell from the quarry car park south of Dockray. A huge fallen tree had demolished a wall, making the initial ascent tricky. After Round How, I followed the balcony track by a wall with glorious views of Ullswater until it brought me just below Brown Hills. | Nick Down1 | 26/04/2022 |
Damp with melting snow. With B and B. | jenx | 10/01/2022 |
12.1 miles 2722ft walk. Start at Force Waterfall Quarry carpark Ullswater, to Gowbarrow Fell, Common Fell, Watermillock Common, Swineside Knott, Brown Hills, Birkett Fell, Hart Side and Round How, back to carpark. | stephenbuda | 17/07/2021 |
dockray round 16 tops | holtsd | 29/04/2021 |
On the way up to Brown Hills. With Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 17/04/2021 |
A repeat of our last walk here, but spring weather today. With Bryher. | jenx | 21/03/2021 |
Nice walk over the six tops from the quarry CP then back on lower terrace path through old woodland. Very cold wind and freezing above 400m. With R and B. | jenx | 07/02/2021 |
A round of the fells above Dowthwaitehead. Birkett’s route and a very fine one on a beautiful winter’s day. Freezing conditions snow and sunshine. With B and R. | jenx | 30/12/2020 |
Circuit of Deepdale from Dockray | tomd4 | 09/11/2020 |
Birkett 3 | Dave Geere | 17/08/2020 |
Included in Glencoyne Round from High Cascades [Aira Force] Car Park | RobB | 05/02/2020 |
Beautiful late afternoon sunshine. Stroll out from Dockray over the tops as far as Brown Hills then back along the terrace path. With B and R. | jenx | 29/11/2019 |
With Sue from Dockray, a round of all hills in and around Hart Side and Great Dodd. A very warm day with good views. | Frank | 23/07/2019 |
LAST DAY OF FINE SPELL SO WENT FOR A BIG ONE, OVER THE DODDS. FROM DOWTHWAITEHEAD ROAD JUNCTION OVER LOW HOW, HIGH BROW, RANDERSIDE (LONG PULL), LITTLE DODD (BYPASSING GREAT DODD SUMMIT AND OTHER TOPS ALREADY DONE AS WAINWRIGHTS OR NUTTALLS), BIRKETT FELL, BROWN HILLS, SWINESIDE KNOTT AND COMMON FELL. A BEAUTIFUL DAY WITH STUPENDOUS VIEWS OF HELVELLYN AND NORTHERN FELLS. | BURGESS | 16/07/2019 |
From Watermillock Common, on to Brown Hills. | Wycombe Wanderer | 26/05/2019 |
3rd of a 14 Top exclusion around Deepdale from Dockray. 5 hours in total. Hot & dry conditions. | summitter | 20/04/2019 |
Parked at dirt area NY 380 219. Walked down to Dockray, then Bracken How -> Round How -> Common Fell -> Watermillock Common -> Swineside Knott -> Brown Hills -> Birkett Fell -> Hart Side -> Randerside -> High Brow -> Low How -> Matterdale Common. Nice sunny day. | Jhimmy | 27/02/2019 |
From A5091, out and back over Bracken How, Round How, Common Fell, Swineside Knott and Brown Hills. | rhalstead | 23/12/2018 |
Birkhouse Moor, Green Side, Hart Side, Birkett Fell, Brown Hills, Swineside Knott, Watermillock Common, Common Fell | keithouk | 19/08/2018 |
From High Cascades car park above Aira Force, some breeze and overcast, 10.82km in 3 hours: Bracken How - Round How - Common Fell - Watermillock Common - Swineside Knott - Brown Hills - Birkett Fell - Hart Side | stevem76 | 29/04/2018 |
One of those rare winter days in the lakes blue skies,no wind,birds singing and fantastic views.Round of Bracken Howe,Round Howe,Commom Fell,Swineside Knott,Brown Hills,BirkettFell,Low Howe and Low Howe.Easy going in the tussock Grass majority havinging quad bike tracks to the tops. | jocks1 | 21/02/2018 |
Winter, snow and wind | Littledave | 22/01/2018 |
Dockray - Bracken How - Round How - Common Fell - Watermill Common - Swines Knott - Brown Hills - Birk Fell - Hart Side - Sty Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Great Dodd - Randerside - High Brow - Low How - Cockley Moor - Dockray. Deep powder snow. With FJ. | Mark Jackson | 27/12/2017 |
Done with Richard T as part of a circuit from Dockray taking in Bracken How, Round How, Common Fell, Watermillock Common, Swineside Knott & Brown Hills. Weather good with great views over Ullswater. | falunty | 10/10/2017 |
Done with Richard T as part of a circuit from Dockray taking in Bracken How, Round How, Common Fell, Watermillock Common, Swineside Knott & Brown Hills. Weather good with great views over Ullswater. | nitranrenrut | 10/10/2017 |
5th in a round of 10 Birketts and Synges from Dockray, parking by the bridge, room for 4-5 cars. Bracken How, Round How, Common Fell, Watermillock Fell, Swineside Knott, Brown Hills, High Brow, Matterdale Common, Low How and Cocley Moor. | jonglew | 03/10/2017 |
Part of a circuit of the Deepdale Dodds, starting from Dockray (Note: the National trust car park at NY397221 charges £7.50 for over 6 hrs and the machine does not currently take the new pound coins. Parking for 6 cars can be had in Dockray, opposite the phone box). | BobHancock | 17/09/2017 |
High Row parking area at 380219 (Space for 10+ cars). The 11th top of an anticlockwise circuit above Aira Beck mopping up Birketts. From Brown Hills, followed ATV track to within 30yd of the unmarked summit. (S) | gerrybowes | 31/05/2017 |
NB | Vin | 08/03/2017 |
From Dockray Bracken How,Round How, Common Fell, Watermillock Common, Swinside Knott, Brown Hills, Birkett Fell, Hart Side,Green side, and back along the miners path. | Bheinn | 08/03/2017 |
Repeat circuit of the Dockray fells on clear cool late autumn day. Onwards over Round How, Common Fell, Watermillock Common, Swineside Knott, Brown Hills, Birkett Fell, Hart Side, High Brow and Low How. | nordicstar | 28/11/2016 |
High Cascades CP - Bracken How - Round How - Common Fell - Watermillock Common - SWINESIDE KNOTT - Brown Hills - Glencoyne Park. Lots of deep snow above 400 metres made for very slow going - but great views! | citygent | 25/11/2016 |
12th for the day after Brown Hills. Headed to Watermillock. Solo. | bolton | 11/11/2016 |
As part of a 9 hill round from Dockray. | Wheelsy | 15/10/2016 |
From Dockray then the Dodds and Clough Head, back along the coach road | Northender | 26/08/2016 |
Birkett - DOD4 horseshoe around Deepdale and Dowthwaitehead from car park at New Road, High Brow : 10.69 miles with 739m of ascent; 6hrs:19 mins total time; 4hrs:47mins moving time: - Low How - High Brow - Randerside - Great Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Stybarrow Dodd - Whitestones on Greenside - Hart Side - Birkett Fell - Brown Hills - Swineside Knott - Common Fell | pwhitaker_1966 | 15/08/2016 |
From High Row. Deepdale circuit. | ngthack | 17/07/2016 |
Eastern fells circuit from Glencoyne | Ajm0310 | 05/06/2016 |
R | Richard Tait | 27/05/2016 |
On the way from Hart Side to Dockray. | Andrew Pearson | 23/05/2016 |
NT car park-Bracken How-Round How-Green Side-Hart Side-Birkett Fell-BrownHills-Swineside Knott-Watermillock Common-Common Fell-Dockray-road-car park | joseph mitchell | 03/05/2016 |