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Name: | Dawsonground Crags |
Hill number: | 3786 |
Height: | 397m / 1302ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2359 Scafell Pike |
RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Southern Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Esk (Ravenglass) |
Class: | Birkett, Synge (B,Sy) |
Grid ref: | NY 20355 02686 |
Summit feature: | small cairn on outcrop |
Drop: | 23m |
Col: | 373.9m NY 2030 0295 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL6N |
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 191 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
w/ Jack, Jonny and Danny on a mega synge bagging expedition | wcroasdell | 13/08/2023 |
From Wha House. 
16 km, 1050 m asc. 
Up by the Cat Cove path to Slight Side and Scafell. 
S to Great How, Whinscales, Dawsonground Crags, Whin Crag and Goat Crag. 
Dry, warm. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720310491689 | SalmonJoe | 10/08/2023 |
Circular walk from Beckfoot taking in Bleatarn Hill, Boat How, Great How, whinscales, Dawsonground crags, Whin Crag, Peelplace Noddle, Great. Barrow, Crag Coppice, Hodge How and Dalegarth How. | PeterD | 30/01/2023 |
From the free parking area at Wha House farm on a Seven mile route reaching the summits of Peelplace Noddle, Great How, Whinscales, Dawsonground crag, Whin crag, Bull How and Goat crag, taking Four and half hours. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 11/10/2022 |
From Boot in failed attempt to get to Slightside. | russell61 | 12/07/2022 |
A round of 8 fells from the parking opposite Wha House Farm. Starting with Goat Crag and walking anti clockwise to the final fell Peelplace Noddle. | Alan Caine | 20/03/2022 |
Jubilee Bridge -> Goat Crag -> Bull How -> Dawsonground Crags -> Cat Crag -> Slight Side -> Scafell -> Foxes Tarn -> Damas Dubs -> Jubilee Bridge | briandiggle | 17/01/2022 |
From Eskdale via Eel Tarn and tops up to Great How on return route. Best viewpoint of whole route as upper Eskdale opens out. N | Nick Caunt | 07/07/2021 |
Dry with cloud lifting so went for this Eskdale group from Wha Farm. Followed Slight Side path to Catcove Beck then up rough grass onto Great How. Then over Whinscales, Dawsonground Crags, Whin Crag and Goat Crag. Pathless and full of humps and little valleys and wouldn't have located summits without GPS. Hard work but good path down at the end. | BURGESS | 11/06/2021 |
from Whinscales | jef | 26/05/2021 |
Wha house farm CP > Goat Crag > Slight Side > Scafell > Great How > Whinscales > Dawsonground Crags > Wha house farm CP. Solo walk. Stunning day once again with great views and lots of sunshine. Lost the will so left Whin Crag unbagged for the day. | johnkaysleftleg | 18/05/2021 |
Enjoyed a lovely and overcast day on a short walk picking up a number of Birketts in the Upper Eskdale Valley. Met and saw absolutely nobody! | morgs4mountains | 14/05/2021 |
From Whahouse Farm: Goat Crag, Bull How. Whin Crag, Dawsonground Crags, Whinscales, Great How and Boat How. | Lazylizzie | 30/04/2021 |
Wha House car park, Goat Crag, Bull How, Whin Crag, Dawsonground Crags, Great How, Eskdale Fell, Eel Tarn. Hardly a path all miserable drizzly day. | ijpowell | 22/09/2020 |
Revisit with Pete | Dave Geere | 03/11/2019 |
From Eskdale hostel on a circular walk for 10 local hills: Great Barrow -> Peelplace Noddle -> Whin Crag -> Dawsonground Grags -> Eskdale Fell -> Great How -> Cat Crag -> Brock Crag -> Bull How -> Goat Crag. Heavy rain and hail on and off - more on than off. With my nephew, Andrew P. | jonglew | 27/04/2019 |
From Station car park for a round of Boat How, Great How, Whinscales, Dawsonground Crags, Whin Crag and Goat Crag. | rhalstead | 21/04/2019 |
ASCENT FROM WHA HOUSE PATH | Fairsnape | 26/11/2018 |
Along the undulating ridge from Whin Crag. With Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 30/09/2018 |
The 6th top of an anticlockwise circuit of 10 Birketts/Synges on W. side of Eskdale, starting with Brock Crag & finishing on Bull How. From Cat Crag, encountered a bit of boggy ground, but generally good underfoot conditions. Continued to Whin Crag. (PM) | gerrybowes | 02/11/2017 |
6th of the day with GB. | bolton | 02/11/2017 |
Birthday bimble with Debs & Talisker | Mountain Goat | 23/10/2017 |
From Whin Crag then across and up to Great How. | Eddie | 06/10/2017 |
Used a lot of bearings and pacing round here. From Whinscales to Whin Crag. | Wycombe Wanderer | 05/01/2017 |
From Wasdale and Boat How, very boggy across the valley, minor summits and geocaching | bardolph | 24/04/2016 |
with Paul Birketts round skys clearing decent views | colinfielding | 23/03/2016 |
Climbed from Whin Crag, great views from the summit of a snow clad upper Eskdale.Best views from anywhere of Stoney Tarn on the way up. | Karmakarl | 15/02/2016 |
From foot of Hardknott. | ngthack | 12/01/2016 |
2 day walk with Becky camping at the top of Eskdale | chrisj1965 | 17/08/2015 |
YHA - Goat Crag - Bull How - Whin Crag - Dawsonground Crag - Cat Crag - Whinscales - Great How - Great Scarth Crag - Cam Spout Crag - Silverybield - Heron Crag - Brock Crag - YHA | mcbiydw2 | 01/08/2015 |
From Cat Crags, bit of a shapeless hill but has a well defined summit. Continued to Whin Crag. | Aye Jimmy | 14/07/2015 |
Parked in the Delgarth Railway Station > Boot > Eel Tarn > Peelplace Noddle > Goat Crag > Bull How > Whin Crag (Eskdale) > Dawsonground Crags > Eskdale Fell - Whinscales > Great How - Eskdale Fell > Lambford Bridge > Boat How > Brat's Moss > Boot > Delgarth Railway Station | Tony Hartry II | 11/06/2015 |
W Jenx. From the Woolpack PH, followed path rather than FP, to first plateau area, easy nip up the Synge then traverse out across fell to Goat Crag,Bull How, Whin Crag then to Dawsonground. Onwards to Whinscales and Great How. | nordicstar | 16/11/2014 |
Birkett 3 | Dave Geere | 26/10/2014 |
On return from Slight Side. | destaylor | 27/06/2014 |
Climbed from Stoney tarn along with Whom Crag and Goat Crag | robert | 24/06/2014 |
Set off from Woolpack direct to summit from end of tarn. 
Complex country. | iredale | 09/03/2014 |
Woolpack Inn Eel Tarn Goat Crag Whin Crag Dawsonground Crag Whinscales Great How Eskdale Fell Lambford Bridge Boat How Brats Hill Stone Circle Boot Church Low Birker Doctor Bridge Woolpack Inn | Andy Hirst | 16/01/2014 |
Peelplace Noddle, Whin Crag, Dawsonground Crags, Slight Side, Scafell, Symonds Knott, Boat How | keithouk | 28/12/2013 |
From Whinscales (425m). With Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 30/07/2013 |
Border End, Hard Knott, Yew Bank, Throstlehow Crag, Scar LaThing, Silverybield, High Scarth, Dawsonground Crags, Whin Crag, Goat Crag. | ronaldo333 | 04/01/2013 |
From Wha House CP | Anduril | 27/05/2012 |
En route from Slight Side to Wha House | citygent | 13/04/2012 |
Birkett 2 | Dave Geere | 18/03/2012 |
Boot-Boat How-Great How-Whinscales-Dawsonground Crags- Whin Crag-Goat Crag - (Combined Birkett's ESK 2 and 3) | benarbia_8 | 27/03/2011 |
1 | dads | 03/07/2010 |
Via Eel and Stoney Tarns. Cairn on rock | mick | 11/07/2009 |
Birketts CLF walk W/ESK2, Woolpack Inn > Stony Tarn > Dawsonground Crags grass and rock summit topped with a few stonse > Whin Crag (Eskdale) > Goat Crag > Woolpack Inn | Tony Hartry | 22/04/2009 |
With Jo, circular walk from Dalegarth Station: road to Boot and then path to Eel and Stony Tarns, Dawsonground Crags, Whin Crag, Goat Crag, descending to Whahouse Bridge and returning alongside River Esk. Weather; overcast, warm, good visibility. | amblerbob | 20/09/2008 |
Richard Tait | 29/06/2008 | |
proper top in amongst the heather small cairn | gigglejon | 08/05/2008 |
With H | BremnerB | 25/04/2004 |
1 of 6: From Dalegarth Station. | ChrisR | 28/06/2000 |
Tour of 12 Birketts with Lesley. Sun and snow showers -beautiful. Stayed at Eskdale YH. | Chris Pearson | 11/04/1998 |
Along crest from Whin Crag | ollismark | blank |
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