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Name: | Gill Bank |
Hill number: | 16727 |
Height: | 223m / 732ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2825 The Cloud |
RHB Section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
County/UA: | Stoke on Trent |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Mersey, Trent |
Watershed: | Humber Estuary, Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Cardiff to Cape Wrath, Dover to Cape Wrath, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Land's End to John o' Groats, Liverpool Bay, The Lizard to Dunnet Head |
Class: | Tump (200-299m) (Tu,2) |
Grid ref: | SJ 84887 53510 |
Summit feature: | no feature: hedgebank on W side of road |
Drop: | 36m |
Col: | 187m SJ858541 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 118 (1:25k) 258 |
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GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 56 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
4 of 10 as part of 27 mile bike ride. From the north west came up through some woods which came out on chatterley drive. Followed this road round before coming to T junction at top of road. Reservoir on the right | The-Z-Man | 13/01/2024 |
Parked on the side of the road, the summit was a few metres from where we parked in the middle of the road. With Dad and Mum. | speedyclimber | 14/10/2023 |
Easy stroll from nearby layby, also climbed artificial boulder in field and went to edge of field next to reservoir fence. Pushed myself next to highest position on bank of road too. Next off to Greenbank Country park for Bemersley Green... | Dazingdale | 01/04/2023 |
Parked almost on the summit. Did get out for a quick wander. | PGCE | 24/07/2022 |
Parked on hardstanding alongside reservoir fence & then SW along road for about 30m to the hedgebank high point. | gerrybowes | 28/06/2022 |
When of the easiest bags ever but there are two Gill Bank Roads in the vicinity so make sure you get the right one. | Wycombe Wanderer | 17/10/2021 |
On evening before the LDWA Potteries History walk had a drive up here. | nickywood1 | 11/06/2021 |
HP appears to be on road between various grass covered and higher reservoirs. Crisp wintry day's walk around Kidsgrove. | Denise | 27/12/2020 |
Levelish summit with large covered reservoirs either side of Gill Bank road. The ground beside the personnel gate on NW side of road seems as good a high point as any. | RichardM | 27/12/2020 |
Windy day.Got out the Roller. | Play2End | 06/07/2020 |
Tump number 5000 | Adrian | 15/09/2019 |
Roadside bag. Popped out of the car to have a look along Shannon Drive and into adjacent field but nothing higher seen than on the road. | jonglew | 08/08/2019 |
Nothing spectacular but did manage to spot Jodrell Bank. | iron_sun | 11/07/2019 |
Basically drove up to this one... | ironwolf | 11/07/2019 |
From Kidsgrove station following roads. At least it made a walk of it. Onto Ashenough Hill. | Andrew Pearson | 25/01/2019 |
Fifth summit on a round from Stoke railway station. Approach up bridleway from the north, starting at the junction of Liverpool Rd/Birchenwood Way. Descend through houses/park to north to Kidsgrove Road at Goldenhill. | Moorponder | 10/01/2019 |
Short walk from car park. Easy bag | Ramblingpaul | 04/12/2018 |
Short walk from CP to NE. No views at summit, but if you walk down Chatterley Drive there a views to the N. | RoguePulsar | 21/09/2018 |
Kidsgrove to Sneyd Green. | Smudge | 27/01/2018 |
10 yard walk from lay-by | Bramley | 28/04/2017 |
Got out of the car and stood on highest point of verge. | davidpettit84 | 23/04/2017 |
Got out of the car | Mark Sims | 15/04/2017 |
Parked in layby and got out. | rhalstead | 26/03/2017 |
From Chatterley Whitfield park. Fairly direct via Monks Neil park and the pitts hill roundabout. A dreary top which although more natural than the 3 spoil heaps it falls below the standard of these earlier tops. | stig_nest | 14/03/2017 |
After an afternoon of GOML experiences nice to have a nice simple reservoir that didn't talk to me!! | vegibagger | 22/12/2016 |
The shortest of visits on the shortest of days. Detour for The Stoke Five on the long drive from Southport to Sussex. Through this hill passes the two famous Harecastle canal tunnels -dug for moving coal to the Potteries. The first engineered by Brindley in 1777 was only 9 feet wide -needing legging -the horses went over the top along logically named Boathorse Lane. Telford built the wider tunnel in 1827 with a towpath to speed up the coal. This is still in use today with doors on the tunnel entrance to cause a suction draught to help ventilation. | Chris Pearson | 21/12/2016 |
Goldenhill a good easy start to the day. | Dugswell2 | 19/10/2016 |
Drive to reservoirs and stepped out of car. Solo. | David Evans | 18/10/2016 |
Sometimes I ask myself why. | clivevilla | 22/07/2016 |
Drive by. | arranc | 27/05/2016 |
This hill was so good, and such an enjoyable walk, I might have to go back for another visit some time. NOT! | Minto | 29/04/2016 |
By side of road | PeterD | 22/03/2016 |
Took reading at hedgebank. Another contender lies to NE around the corner at top of Chatterly Drive: grassy rise in paddock about 10m from road, but very public. | Aye Jimmy | 12/03/2016 |
Along Woodstock St off the A50. | Campbell Singer | 23/02/2016 |
Step out of car next to the reservoirs and masts. Not very pretty. | Barbara Singer | 23/02/2016 |
Hedgebank W side of road: covered reservoirs both sides of road both higher. | RHW | 20/12/2014 |
Halfdecent | 01/03/2023 | |
fasgadh | 17/03/2022 | |
Matt | 05/02/2022 | |
Richard Gunn | 30/09/2021 | |
BaggerGutt | 24/11/2020 | |
Tufty | 04/06/2020 | |
Martin R | 07/03/2020 | |
Dave McG | 08/08/2019 | |
jimbloomer | 06/08/2019 | |
Longwojo | 11/01/2018 | |
carole engel | 01/01/2018 | |
mae | 01/12/2017 | |
GaryJones | 05/10/2017 | |
Alan Caine | 13/12/2015 |