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Name:Common Fell
Hill number:3828
Height:552m / 1811ft
Section:34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells
Classification:B,Sy
Drop:18m
Col:534m  NY378200  
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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
2219326/12/2017NY 38237 20460  F: Cairn
S: Obvious summit
K&AD
Summit
GJ
2810720/06/2019NY 38236 20457  F: Small cairnCraig67
Summit
Jim
3027818/01/2020NY 38236 20459  F: cairn
S: obvious summit
jimbloomer
Summit
Jim
-1726712/07/2010NY 38235 20459  F: small cairn
S: obvious summit
DF
Summit
-1726808/12/2009NY 38235 20461  F: small cairn
S: obvious summit
jimbloomer
Summit
-1726913/03/2010NY 38237 20466  F: small cairn
S: obvious summit
RHW
Summit
-1727017/03/2010NY 38236 20456  F: small cairn
S: obvious summit
David Purchase
Summit
-1727112/11/2011NY 38236 20460  F: small cairn
S: obvious summit
K&AD
Summit
-1727222/11/2013NY 38237 20460  F: small cairn
S: obvious summit
Aye Jimmy
Summit
287222/11/2013NY 38237 20460  F: Medium sized cairn.Aye Jimmy
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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 viewsmatty1971b04/01/2024
solo climb, wintry conditions.jonsutterby7129/12/2023
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/72177720309488547SalmonJoe01/07/2023
The Dodds from Dockray with the GSAL Explorers. Visited Common Fell, Watermillock Common, Brown Hills, Birkett Fell, Hart Side, Green Side (White Stones), Stybarrow Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Great Dodd. A splendid winter's day with powder snow, sun, and excellent views. Inversion cloud over the southern Lakes, but the Dodds in sun all day! 16km with 900m ascent taking 6h 40m.silverwolf_alan21/01/2023
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_alan12/12/2022
Wainwright Walk 23: Spider (Great Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Hart Side & Clough Head)DavidHiner30/11/2022
From Swineside Knott. Descended by Blake Sike to gate in wall right of small plantation. This gave access to steep slope down to footbridge. Then across field to Crookwath where there is a gate on to the road back to parking area at junction by High Row. KeithByTheC20/09/2022
After Round Howtrimarc211/09/2022
Walk taking in Aira Force then via Dockray to Common Fell, Watermillock Common, Brown Hills and Sheffield Pike then returning to A592.PeakyPete05/06/2022
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.Isbjorn28/04/2022
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 Down126/04/2022
Damp with melting snow. With B and B.jenx10/01/2022
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.stephenbuda17/07/2021
dockray round 16 topsholtsd29/04/2021
A lovely sunny day out with Alfie. A great little hill.Dangerous Dave17/04/2021
A repeat of our last walk here, but spring weather today. With Bryher.jenx21/03/2021
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.jenx07/02/2021
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.jenx30/12/2020
Circuit of Deepdale from Dockraytomd409/11/2020
Birkett 3Dave Geere17/08/2020
Included in Glencoyne Round from High Cascades [Aira Force] Car ParkRobB05/02/2020
Beautiful late afternoon sunshine. Stroll out from Dockray over the tops as far as Brown Hills then back along the terrace path. With B andjenx29/11/2019
With Sue from Dockray, a round of all hills in and around Hart Side and Great Dodd. A very warm day with good views.Frank23/07/2019
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.BURGESS16/07/2019
From Round How, on to Watermillock Common.Wycombe Wanderer26/05/2019
3rd of a 14 Top exclusion around Deepdale from Dockray. 5 hours in total. Hot & dry conditions.summitter20/04/2019
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.Jhimmy27/02/2019
From A5091, out and back over Bracken How, Round How, Common Fell, Swineside Knott and Brown Hills.rhalstead23/12/2018
Birkhouse Moor, Green Side, Hart Side, Birkett Fell, Brown Hills, Swineside Knott, Watermillock Common, Common Fellkeithouk19/08/2018
Short pre dinner walk up from DockraySeamus20/06/2018
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 Sidestevem7629/04/2018
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.jocks121/02/2018
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 Jackson27/12/2017
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.falunty10/10/2017
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.nitranrenrut10/10/2017
3rd 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.jonglew03/10/2017
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).BobHancock17/09/2017
High Row parking area at 380219 (Space for 10+ cars). The 13th top of an anticlockwise circuit above Aira Beck mopping up Birketts. From Watermillock Common, a short walk along ATV track before heading up path to the summit cairn. (S)gerrybowes31/05/2017
NBVin08/03/2017
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.Bheinn08/03/2017
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.nordicstar28/11/2016
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!citygent25/11/2016
14th for the day before Round How. Solo.bolton11/11/2016
As part of a 9 hill round from Dockray.Wheelsy15/10/2016
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 Fellpwhitaker_196615/08/2016
From High Row. Deepdale circuit.ngthack17/07/2016
Eastern fells circuit from GlencoyneAjm031005/06/2016
R Richard Tait27/05/2016
Down from Hart Side to Dockray.Andrew Pearson23/05/2016
NT car park-Bracken How-Round How-Green Side-Hart Side-Birkett Fell-BrownHills-Swineside Knott-Watermillock Common-Common Fell-Dockray-road-car parkjoseph mitchell03/05/2016