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| Name: | Winshield Crags |
| Hill number: | 5281 |
| Height: | 344.7m / 1131ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2313 Sighty Crag |
| RHB Section: | 33: The Scottish Border to the River Tyne |
| County/UA: | Northumberland |
| Catchment: | Tyne (Newcastle) |
| Class: | Hump, Tump (300-399m), Clem (Hu,Tu,3,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | NY 74214 67561 |
| Summit feature: | outcrop 2m E of trig point |
| Drop: | 102.9m |
| Col: | 241.8m NY 7954 7154  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 86 87 (1:25k) OL43W |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 322 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From the station at Bardon Mill - Thorngrafton Common, Housesteads, Hotbank Crag, The Sill for lunch, Winshield Crag, Cawfield Crags, Haltwhistle. Due to a helicopter dropping dumpy bags of stone the section of the wall including Highshield Crags, Steel Rigg and the former Sycamore Gap was closed for the week. A ranger diversion N of Crag Lough was necessary. When the path restoration starts the ranger estimated it would be closed for about 6 weeks. Overcast day with low cloud over Winshield but a welcome bowl of soup at the Sill. With Gillian | richard69 | 14/11/2023 |
| Parked on the verge beside the sign post on the corner. Started at the car park but there seemed to be a problem with the ticket machine. Followed the path up to the trig point, return by the path to the main road then down the road to the car. | smocks and denims | 06/11/2023 |
| On Hadrian Wall Path Day 4 | SS | 08/08/2023 |
| Bagged again while walking Hadrian's Wall. | Dugswell2 | 31/07/2023 |
| With John Bethel | andydgreen1 | 14/07/2023 |
| 4th hill of 5 on an 18km circuit from Housesteads with Lesley who was with me on this climb. Footpath to the road was fine and we indulged at the lovely Twice Brewed before continuing past Vindolanda and for me, Thorngrafton Common... | Dazingdale | 18/06/2023 |
| On Erin's DoE practice | rossdrummond | 30/05/2023 |
| Hadrian's Wall - Gilsland to Once Brewed - with GW | JohnIvor | 15/05/2023 |
| From steel Rigg CP | robertphillips | 24/03/2023 |
| 2nd visit here. was up for the Trig Last year and visit to photograph Sycamore Gap. | Deego | 18/03/2023 |
| from Steel Rigg carpark, with Minnie, up to trig, back along wall to Sycamore gap then return to car, then to Housesteads to see Art Installation | apricorum | 25/10/2022 |
| Walking from Gilsland to Steel Rigg | RowanP | 15/10/2022 |
| Parking at NY727668. Litter trail and drone buzz – would the Romans have tolerated these? | Isbjorn | 05/08/2022 |
| Walking Hadrian's Wall | Archie | 12/06/2022 |
| Walking Hadrian's Wall | KathW | 12/06/2022 |
| On Pennine Way. | PGCE | 19/04/2022 |
| From Steel Rigg to Cawfields Quarry | afoster | 13/04/2022 |
| Parked at Steel Rigg car park. Short walk out and back along the Hadrian's Wall path. Pleasant views all round. | LizH | 14/03/2022 |
| Parked at Steel Rig (last space) then out and back by what is left of the wall (mainly converted to drystane dyke bar bear the top). The view north shows the logic of putting the wall there. | SS | 16/10/2021 |
| Haltwhistle Station, Crawberry Brow, Windshield Crags, Highshield Crags, Hotbank Crags, Thorngrafton Common and Bardon Mill station for train back to Kendal. Bardon Mill station is next to sewage works !!! Enjoyable 24k walk, quite busy along Hadrians Wall otherwise deserted. | trimarc2 | 12/10/2021 |
| With Jayne Whitaker on Hadrian's Way during leg from Gisland to Steel Rig. | pwhitaker_1966 | 01/09/2021 |
| From Steel Rigg car park via Hadrian's Wall path. | JohnR | 26/08/2021 |
| Walked from Caravan site eastwards along Hadrian’s Wall and onto sycamore gap | madaddo | 16/08/2021 |
| Car park currently £3. | richtea5040 | 14/08/2021 |
| Walked from Steel Rigg car park to sycamore gap. | Kniverbee | 04/08/2021 |
| From Steel Rigg Car Park, monitoring a D of E Silver expedition | JulieB | 03/08/2021 |
| Short stroll from Steel Rigg cp. | NormanW | 08/06/2021 |
| Pleasant walk on overcast day from Cawfields quarry car park along the Wall to Winshield Crags and back via Cranberry Brow.With Bridget and Oscar. | catman | 18/04/2021 |
| With Oscar and Catman. | rosiebridge | 18/04/2021 |
| With Bridget and Catman. | oscarrosie | 18/04/2021 |
| Parked close to the Twice Brewed hostel and set off across the B6318 and up the minor road towards Hadrian’s Wall. On reaching the wall I turned left and climbed gently uphill towards the trig point at Winshield Crag. Total dist: 1.9miles and 1hr 5mins. | JamesJones | 16/03/2021 |
| From Once Brewed Car Park straight up road along to ridge then along ridge. | JulieB | 10/10/2020 |
| Walk up from Steel Rigg car park to see the night sky. Sadly surrounded by cattle so had to make a retreat and was mugged by a horse in the adjacent field that stuck its head in our bag and refused to let us pass until we fed it a biscuit. A funny experience. Headed to Ravensheugh Crags for the night sky instead. It didn't disappoint. | NorthernWayfarer | 12/08/2020 |
| Along Hadrian's Wall from Steel Rigg CP, in a howling wind. | agentmancuso | 04/08/2020 |
| Easy walk from the car park. It was drizzly. Very little in the way of views. | isabelle | 22/07/2020 |
| Easy walk up from Steel Rigg car park with Alfie. Back same way. | Dangerous Dave | 27/10/2019 |
| En-route home after day in Newcastle, From Steel Rigg CP this is a short 30 minute walk. Cold and blustery as the sun set. Can recommend the Twice Brewed Inn for food afterwards. | benalder284 | 09/10/2019 |
| Hot day. Short walk from the Sill round to Housesteads and then south of the B6318. | Roblex | 08/09/2019 |
| Hadrian's Wall path west from Steel Rigg car park. | CreakingHiker | 23/07/2019 |
| On HWP | hemerson09 | 09/07/2019 |
| Crossed Winshield Crags on Day 10 of A Pennine Journey with Christine, Eric, Geoff and Steve, from Steel Rigg to Lambley. A total distance of 23km with 560m ascent in 7 hours. | silveracorn_alan | 20/06/2019 |
| Hadrian’s Wall path W->E. With JAS and KRB | kdbennett | 23/03/2019 |
| Accessed from modern Sill Youth Hostel at Once Brewed. Well used path. Trig at summit. Extensive views in cool sun and light winds. Impressive section of Hadrian's Wall, along which we continued East. | Denise | 18/03/2019 |
| Parked in Steel Rigg Car Park at NY 75097 67691 - Pleasant walk over short grass to the trig point & small rock outcrop. On final approach to summit, the highest point on Hadrian’s Wall, a decent length of the original wall lies alongside. (S) | gerrybowes | 26/09/2018 |
| Crossed Winshield Crags during second part of Day 15 of the Pennine Way. On own without the group, as a catch up day for when I missed it earlier. A total distance of 19.6km in 5h40m. | silveracorn_alan | 20/08/2018 |
| From the £2 car park to the east. Under 30 minute solo return in murky weather. | bolton | 17/08/2018 |
| Whilst on the Pennine Way with Tom | nickywood1 | 15/07/2018 |
| With CP on Pennine Way | garth87 | 12/07/2018 |
| From Steel Rigg Viewpoint car park (£2 for 1 hour) along the clearly defined Hadrian’s Wall path. Hot and sunny day with pretty good views from the top. | Jubilado | 07/07/2018 |
| Sunny & Hot, 9 mile circular walk from The Sill. MCK meet. With CT. | Trotticus | 07/07/2018 |