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Name:Castle How
Hill number:7915
Height:306.2m / 1005ft
Parent (Ma):2328  Knott
RHB Section:34A: Lake District - Northern Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Northern Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Ellen
Class:Synge
(Sy)
Grid ref:NY 25687 34169
Summit feature:no feature
Drop:10.5m
Col:295.7m  NY 2574 3406  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
(1:25k) OL4N
Observations:ground 10m W is 10cm lower
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 79 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
A tour of the fells Back O' Skiddaw from Longlands on a windy but mainly sunny day. Included a number of first time ascents of minor Birketts and Synges, with a fourth round of the Wainwrights in the group, 16 peaks in total. In order , visited Lowthwaite Fell West Top, Castle How, Orthwaite Bank, Little Cockup, Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Frozen Fell, Burn Tod, Little Calva, Great Calva, Knott, Great Sca Fell, Little Sca Fell, Brae Fell, Lowthwaite Fell, Longlands Fell. Altogether a 25km hike with 1460m ascent, taking me 7.5 hours.silveracorn_alan11/08/2023
See Orthwaite Banksmocks and denims30/04/2022
1/9 From Over Water, Castle How from road, then drop down to bridle way, up to White Hause, round corrie to Burn Tod, next Corrie to Frozen Fell, then up revisiting Great Sca Fell and Little Sca Fell down Bridleway to Saddle north of Longlands Fell. Crossed Saddle down to Longlands Beck, up over Lowthwaite Fell West Top, down to Longlands hamlet, along lovely green lanes to take Latrigg from the north. Then cheeky car move to pick up Mickle Rigg from just inside open access cattle grid. Superb day.nickywood126/09/2020
Little detour on wat up Great CockupHavenchris06/09/2020
No RoW. Not in nearby open access area. Nearest point of access without trespassing seems to be boundary of open access area at NY256339.Isbjorn02/10/2019
A pretty relaxed round of 6 Uldale Synges and tumps.jenx04/02/2019
Repeat with Jenx and Bryher heading up from access land lane. Nice copse on topnordicstar04/02/2019
Over Water > Orthwaite Bank > Great Cockup > Little Cockup > Castle How. Had intended to walk on to Great Sca Fell and surrounding Wainwrights, but we were beaten back by 50 mph winds that blew us over at the summit.Lazylizzie20/11/2018
R Richard Tait13/03/2018
Pleasant round of 9 hill, this the last. From White Hause; dropped down to the road to NW.jonglew12/01/2018
From Lowthwaite Fell West Top, on to Orthwaite Bank.Wycombe Wanderer02/09/2017
Parked at Peter House Farm at 249323. The 10th & final top of an anticlockwise circuit above the Dash Valley. From Orthwaite Bank, dropped down to gate at 256339 & then a pleasant ascent to the unmarked summit. Returned to gate, SW alongside wall to road & then a 1½km road walk back to car. (PM CM)gerrybowes15/08/2017
From the gate at 256339 after the descent from Orthwaite Bank. With GB and CM.bolton15/08/2017
CJM15/08/2017
Consolation after deciding not to go up Great Calva - due to not being able to see it from Great Cockup.Andrew Pearson01/03/2017
After Lowthwaite Fell W top skirted gorge following edge of common to reach gate at NY 25653395 giving access to summit. Afterwards walked to High Side for X4 busAlanD21/01/2017
Castle How from NY 25240 33867ronaldo33308/10/2016
Tour of Watches, Castle How, Little and Great Cockup, and Orthwaite Bank from the Sunday 554 service. Highland cattle in the mud around the troughs on the summit.Eddie06/03/2016
Roadside parking outside Orthwaite Farm .... alt 800ft. A short road walk to the bridleway then follow the wall along the boundary of the open access. Gate at the very top gives access to the summit. 1.36 miles return. 216ft ascent. 20 minutes.moorsman03/03/2016
From Orthwaite. After a Birkett round. With Vic.ngthack07/02/2016
Solo. Gate to south gives easy access to the hill. Highland cattle in field.Dangerous Dave20/12/2015
Parking spot in lane to S of Orthwaite. Used track for this and then across to Orthwaite Bank. Vague highest point in open copse.Aye Jimmy11/08/2015
From parking nr Orthwaite, took track to Sth and short diversion to summit. Continued to Orthwaite and back down road to start point.nordicstar07/07/2015
From parking spaces at Longlands NY266,358. Followed Longlands Beck then up Lowthwaite Fell West top from SE. Then skirted the gorge to the south and followed track above intake wall to bag Castle How. Descended to road and back along road to Longlands - 5.5 miles.Crib Goch28/02/2015
Snowy and windy. Abandoned plans to climb higher hillsmcbiydw231/01/2014
With Jo, linear walk from Caldbeck: CW to Charleton Wath, Mickle Rigg, Lowthwaite Fell West Top, Castle How, Park Wood, Bassenthwaite. Weather; generally overcast, mild, moderate visibility.amblerbob05/01/2013
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