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| Name: | Scam Matthew |
| Hill number: | 7999 |
| Height: | 520m / 1706ft |
| 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: | Eden (Carlisle) |
| Class: | Synge (Sy) |
| Grid ref: | NY 51625 10542 |
| Summit feature: | no feature: grass |
| Drop: | 15m |
| Col: | 505m NY515107  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S OL7N |
| 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 142 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| The usual clockwise circuit from Truss Gap, 6/8. The planted trees at the summit are mostly dead. | milimana | 23/10/2023 |
| R | Richard Tait | 05/03/2023 |
| Wet Sleddale cp, track up past Sleddale Hall to Scam Matthew, across to High Wether How and then atv track to Seat Robert. North-east along path/track to Slate Hill and road. | Flatfield | 14/08/2022 |
| Scam Matthew, High Wether Howe and Seat Robert from Wet Sleddale Reservoir. | quadbarrel | 15/04/2021 |
| An exploration of the hills to the east of Swindale (including 2 Deweys) from Swindale Foot (NY 521 142), visiting Langhowe Pike, Rowantree Crag, Great Ladstones, Seat Robert, Scam Matthew, High Wether How and Fewling Stones. Quite a remote and very wet upland area! 15.2km with 500m ascent in 4h30m. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 06/12/2020 |
| As with all fells bagged in Wet Sleddale, this was a very foggy and boggy one with the addition of some strong winds. With Nick. | Jacqdaw | 22/09/2020 |
| Synge bagging with Jacqui. From large free car park by dam at Wet Wet Wet Sleddale. Despite dry weather for about a week, everywhere in valley just as boggy as ever. Also very poor visibility in heavy low cloud. Lunch back in car as only warm dry place around! | Hillsidenick | 22/09/2020 |
| Parking at Wet Sleddale reservoir - 'wet' is highly appropriate, only the very summits provided any semnlance of 'dryness'. Sleddale Hall, Scam Matthew, then almost trackless purgatory commenced - Ullthwaite Rigg, Tongue Rigg, Sleddale Pike, Wasdale Pike, Hazel Bank, Long Fell, quarry road, A6, Shap Lodge, track back to reservoir. After Scam Matthew intermittent ATV and An Tx provided a little relief from the interminable boot wrecking toody blussock grass. Having descended the quarry road, a sign says there is no public access (but it was a Sunday, so unoccupied), Only after having negotiated the bog to get onto it , a sign says that there is no public access along the cart track back to the reservoir, even though it is within an Open Access area. | Isbjorn | 27/08/2020 |
| 1/5. From Swindale, up beside Gowther Crag and across to use track to Scam Matthew, then curve round to cross beck and directly up Tongue Rigg, back via Seat Robert to pick up Rowantree Crag and Langhowe Pike (Synge) before contouring down to the valley farm. A Synge leftovers walk that was actually very pleasant. | nickywood1 | 07/06/2020 |
| With Sue from Wet Sleddale Reservoir car park along s path up to Sleddale Hall and summits of White Crag, Bleak Hill, Great Ladstone, Willy Winder Hill, Seat Robert, High Wether Hill and Scam Mathew return via zigzag path at Hall to lower foot bridges and s path to car park. All weathers wind, rain, hail, hot sunshine and cold wind. | Frank | 05/06/2020 |
| From car park near Swindale Foot farm: Langhowe Pike (both tops); Great Ladstones;Seat Robert; Fewling Stones: High Wether Howe; Scam Matthew; Howes, and Nab's Moor. Visited Mosedale Cottage on route and finishd in the Shap chippy. Cold day, but warm in sheltered spots. Last hike for a while due to the Coronovirus crisis. | Lazylizzie | 21/03/2020 |
| From wet sledale reservoir | cjo | 02/12/2019 |
| A circuitous walkk from the parking area in Swindale near Truss Gap. Taking inLanghowe Pike, Great Ladstones, Seat Robert, High weather howe, Fewling Stones, Nabs Moor and Howes. A beautiful sol day in perfect wandering weather.And every ring contour in striking distance! | Shutterlag | 13/05/2019 |
| From verge parking at SW of Rosgill Common. FP across Swindale Beck at Swindale Foot farm, then a circuit of the Wainwright and Synge tops of Langhowe Pike, Rowantree Crag, Great Ladstones, Seat Robert, Scam Matthew, High Wether Howe, Fewling Stones and Glede Howe, returning by the stepping stones at Truss Gap. My only company was a herd of around twenty deer watching from Glede Howe as I crossed Haskew Beck and walked towards them. | Nick Down1 | 04/05/2019 |
| Wet Sleddale Reservoir CP -> Sleddale Pike -> Wasdale Pike -> Great Saddle Crag -> Ulthwaite Rigg -> Scam Matthew -> High Wether Howe -> Seat Robert -> Great Ladstones -> Wet Sleddale Reservoir CP | briandiggle | 29/04/2019 |
| Short round of 3 orphan Synges from Wet Sleddale Resr car park. This the last. Took the shooters' track to the Lunch House then over rougher ground to Sleddale Pike -> Tongue Rigg -> here. 6.5 miles round trip. | jonglew | 09/01/2019 |
| Wet Sleddale Run | Littledave | 02/10/2018 |
| Sixth of nine starting from Tailbert | Fisky Boy | 23/05/2018 |
| With Fisky Boy | Brenda Cloke | 23/05/2018 |
| 8th and final hill 12.22 mile walk solo sunburnt and wet feet | colinfielding | 19/05/2018 |
| High House Bank, Robin Hood, Lord's Seat, Grey Crag, Tarn Crag, Scam Matthew | keithouk | 13/05/2018 |
| From Seat Robert with Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 12/03/2018 |
| Wet Sleddale CP -> Seat Robert -> Great Ladstones -> Rowantree Crag -> Langhowe pike (Synge summit) - Langhowe Pike -> Glede Howe -> Fewling Stones -> High Wether Howe -> Scam Mathew -> Back to CP. Sunny winter day, cool, but chilly up top. Used GPS more then I wanted due to everything looking like a hump/tump/bump/rump. | Jhimmy | 25/02/2018 |
| The tree planting on the top will spoil the view in years to come. | Alan Moore | 01/02/2018 |
| Rowantree Crag - Gambling Crag NW top - Scam Matthew - Tongue Rigg from GR: NY 53750 14399 | ronaldo333 | 15/04/2017 |
| From Seat Robert. Overcast. | Wycombe Wanderer | 23/08/2016 |
| selside pike, branstree north top, branstree, tarn crag, grey crag, harrop pike, ulthwaite rigg,scam matthew, high wether howe, seat robert, glde howe, from swindale. | robertphillips | 30/07/2016 |
| 9th of the day with GB. Headed west to the bridge at Mosedale Beck and then onto Wainwrights Howes. | bolton | 31/05/2016 |
| Included in a walk in DRY conditions along the lumpy ridge south of Swindale. Large parking area at NY52146 14232 Road to Swindale Foot, along PRW & then up to ridge NE of Langhowe Pike SW along ridge to Nabs Moor, bagging 7WO, 1B & 3Sy along the way Bridleway down to Swindale Head & then pleasant 2.6km road walk back to car. (PM) | gerrybowes | 31/05/2016 |
| Round of Langhowe Pikes, Rowantree Crag, Great Ladstones, Glede Howe, High Wether Howe, Scam Matthew and then Fewling Stones from Tailbert. | Eddie | 20/04/2016 |
| Great Ladstones, Rowantreebank Crag, Langhowe Pike (both tops), Glede Howe, Seat Robert, High Wether Howe, Scam Matthew from car park to S of Wet Sleddale Reservoir dam. Breezy and spells of rain | RobertP | 21/02/2016 |
| With Clare, Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 25/07/2015 |
| I echo Catman's comment! Outlying Fells walk incorporating Scam Matthew on beautiful sunny day.Wouldn't recommend this walk after any rain in last few days. | Nick Caunt | 22/07/2015 |
| Parked at the end of Rosgill Moor NY 52146 14232 > Swindale Foot > Langhowe Pike > Langhowe Pike (Synge summit) > Rowantree Crag > Great Ladstones > Seat Robert > Scam Matthew > High Wether Howe (100th WO) > Fewling Stones > Glede Howe > Truss Gap > NY 52146 1423 | Tony Hartry II | 08/06/2015 |
| Outlying Fells walk incorporating Scam Matthew on beautiful sunny day.Wouldn't recommend this walk after any rain in last few days.With Oscar. | catman | 22/04/2015 |
| With Catman. | oscarrosie | 22/04/2015 |
| Tongue Rigg and Scam Matthew from CP at Wet Sleddale reservoir. | Crib Goch | 14/03/2015 |
| dull | bardolph | 15/12/2014 |
| New tree planting on the top | peebs | 12/06/2014 |
| From Wet Sleddale dam via Ulthwaite Rigg | Anduril | 19/05/2014 |
| onroute to mosedale cottage for the night with MIB,TMD. bit boggy underfoot but nice weather. | AvidSockWearer | 26/04/2014 |
| Wet walk from Wet Sleddale reservoir via Seat Robert & High Wether Howe. Greeted by yet another snow storm on top! | citygent | 22/03/2014 |
| 2nd time here, from Wet Sleddale, back via With Wether and Glede Howe. A view this time. | RHW | 15/02/2014 |
| Parking in Keld gave these hills in perspective. Easy parking, a bit of road walking at each end of the day. Completed as part of a circular walk of hills 2621, 7995, 2613, 2592, 7999, 2585, 2594 & 3840. Navigation not too difficult in the rain. | JohnStoneham | 06/02/2014 |
| With associated B and WO. | destaylor | 14/11/2013 |
| With Des and Alf on a tour of the surrounding hills. Grassy knoll. No feature on top apart from United Utilities survey flag. | mick | 14/11/2013 |
| Went up this after High Wether Howe. As this was the not on the list I am pleased now that I have a habit a topping everything I see whilst out. About a ten minute walk from the previous hill including climbing a wire fence. | moorsman | 23/10/2013 |
| With other Birketts on Sledale horseshoe, tenants if winter snow. | nordicstar | 07/04/2013 |
| On a Wet Sleddale circuit from Ulthwaite Rigg - though 'Frozen Sleddale' would have been a more appropriate name! | Aye Jimmy | 01/04/2013 |
| Langhowe Pike, Rowantree Crag, Great Ladstones, Seat Robert, Glede Howe, Fewling Stones, High Wether Howe, Scam Matthew, Ulthwaite Rigg, Branstree NE Top, Howes, Nabs Moor | ronaldo333 | 27/10/2012 |