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| Name: | Ancrow Brow |
| Hill number: | 7971 |
| Height: | 542m / 1778ft |
| 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 |
| Class: | Synge (Sy) |
| Grid ref: | NY 50006 05452 |
| Summit feature: | small tussocky mound |
| Drop: | 14m |
| Col: | 528m NY499051  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL7N |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 172 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 |
| 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 |
| A bit of a subsidiary bump on a very pleasant part of the Bannisdale Horseshoe. | pwheeler | 01/03/2022 |
| 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 |
| A round from High Borrow. | NormanW | 04/06/2021 |
| Walk 56 of AW's Outlying Fells. Not a WO but collected en route. | James McKnight | 10/04/2021 |
| Bannisdale Horseshoe + (checked Strava - definitely went over!) | 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 |
| From Swinklebank Crag | 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 |
| 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 |
| Solo | Vin | 16/12/2019 |
| Parked at Dryhowe bridge then round of Bannisdale. Great sunny day with frost on ground all day. | cjo | 29/11/2019 |
| Bob & Duke Monday 25th/3/2019 Z 14448 hrs! | DukeNukem | 25/03/2019 |
| 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 |
| R | Richard Tait | 19/08/2018 |
| 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 |
| Parked by Longsledale Church - Lane then track zig- zag it goes up the hill to the open moor above - Capplebarrow (513) - Ancrow Brow - Mere Crag - Sledale Moor (638) - Harrop Pike (637) - Tarn Crag (664) - Sadgill - lane back to Longsledale Church | briandavies | 02/12/2017 |
| Bannisdale horseshoe 6th of 10 | Alan Caine | 29/08/2017 |
| Passed over summit on Birketts/Wainwright Outliers walk close to Birkett summit Ancrow Brow. | BURGESS | 13/08/2017 |
| Added onto the Crookdale horse shoe. | BobHancock | 01/07/2017 |
| St Mary's Church CP -> Great Howe -> Grey Crag -> Harrop Pike -> Ancrow Brow N -> Ancrow Brow -> Swinklebank Crag -> Capplebarrow -> St Mary's Church CP | briandiggle | 28/05/2017 |
| 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. | clivevilla | 05/08/2016 |
| part of the WO horseshoe | 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 |
| 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 |
| A mound on the Bannisdale round very close to the ruined wall. With GB. | bolton | 10/09/2015 |
| Did on an anti-clockwise circuit of the Bannisdale Horseshoe. The summit appears to be a mound about 10m east of the ruined wall. (PM) | gerrybowes | 10/09/2015 |
| From Longsleddale church car park. Murthwaite Knott, Whiteside Pike, Todd Fell, Cappelbarrow, Swinklebank Crag, Ancrow Brow, nameless (Banisdale Horseshoe) Harrop Pike, Grey Crag, Tarn Crag and Great Howe (Longsleddale). Great conditions :-) | AlunRees31 | 16/04/2015 |
| From Swinklebank Crag | citygent | 05/09/2014 |
| With Éire, Evan, Sail, Danú, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 25/07/2014 |
| Whatshaw Common East Top, Whatshaw Common, Little Yarlside, Great Yarlside, Harrop Pike, Ancrow Brow, Swinklebank Crag, Capplebarrow, Todd Fell, Whiteside Pike | keithouk | 22/06/2014 |
| On the Bannisdale circular. | moorsman | 22/10/2013 |
| Galltywenallt | 15/07/2013 | |
| On the Bannisdale Horseshoe. | Aye Jimmy | 28/02/2013 |
| Solo. Circuit of Bannerdale. See other entries. Surprisingly good circuit. | nordicstar | 17/02/2013 |
| Part of the Bannisdale horseshoe | robert | 11/12/2012 |
| From Dryhowe Bridge via Capplebarrow | Anduril | 15/04/2012 |
| Bannisdale Horseshoe - Whiteside Pike, Todd Fell, Capplebarrow, Ancrow Brow, Long Crag, White How, Borrowdale Head, Lamb Pasture. | ronaldo333 | 24/03/2012 |
| On AW's Bannisdale horseshoe | arranc | 19/03/2012 |
| Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 29/03/2011 |
| Done when doing The Bannisdale Horseshoe. Think this is Wainwiright's nameless summit 1819' | benarbia_8 | 11/12/2010 |
| Whiteside Pike, Todd Fell, Capplebarrow, Swindlebank Crag, Ancrow Brow(both tops), Long Crag, White How, The Forest, Lamb Pasture - solo - down in dark, set off afternoon, steep decent through bit of bluffs. | dads | 11/08/2009 |
| With Jo, circular walk from Selside: farm road, Whiteside Pike, Todd Fell, Capplebarrow, Ancrow Brow, Bannisdale Fell Head (Ancrow Brow North), Long Crag, White Howe , Borrowdale Head (The Forest), Lamb Pasture, descending to Dryhowe Bridge and road to start. Weather; high cloud, sunny intervals, cool breeze, very good visibility. | amblerbob | 08/07/2009 |