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Name:Graystones
Hill number:2489
Height:450.4m / 1478ft
Parent (Ma):2345  Lord's Seat
RHB Section:34A: Lake District - Northern Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - North Western Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Derwent (Workington)
Class:Wainwright
(W)
Grid ref:NY 17616 26621
Summit feature:small cairn on rocky outcrop
Drop:9.4m
Col:441m  NY1768 2664  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
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Comments:Birkett is hill 3713
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  • Wainwright and Birkett have different tops

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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 1013 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
GuyF04/04/2489
Andrews07/01/2489
Nirobi9910/02/2024
Brown How, Whinlatter, Tarbarrel Moss, Ullister Hill, Lord's Seat, Broom Fell, Graystones, Kirk FellBarns15027/12/2023
simonlt0116/11/2023
My fifth round of the Lord's Seat Group from Whinlatter to Wythop Mill, this time with Chris. Visited Whinlatter Top, Whinlatter Brown How, Tarbarrel Moss, Ullister Hill, Barf, Lord's Seat, Broom Fell, Widow Hause, Graystones (both summits), Ling Fell, Rivings, and Sale Fell. 20km with 1030m ascent taking 7h20m. Lovely autumn colours and great views across the Solway into Scotland. Glad we did not do Skiddaw, our original choice, as it was stubbornly in cloud all day.silverwolf_alan03/11/2023
Hootsjimmie31/10/2023
Markbrim14/10/2023
All very confusing as to where all the tops are on Graystones. So Boo and I just traversed anything that looked like the top of somethingAlphaville19929/09/2023
solo walk (with Jess)jonsutterby7123/09/2023
Rachel1010120/09/2023
The Lords Seat Fells. Whinlatter, Barf, Lords Seat, Broom Fell & Graystones.sms.3709/09/2023
Joel45131/08/2023
Barf - Lords Seat - Broom Fell -Graystones - Whinlatterbenarbia no 324/08/2023
daveydubs8118/08/2023
A showery day on the Lord's Seat group from the Hobcarton car park for my fourth round of Wainwrights. Visited Whinlatter (both summits), Tarbarrel Moss, Ullister Hill, Barf, Lord's Seat, Broom Fell, Widow Hause, Kirk Fell, Graystones (both summits). 18km with 880m ascent, taking 5.5 hours.silverwolf_alan13/08/2023
marksonthetrail02/08/2023
TC, EC. From Scawgill Bridge up the relentlessly steep and straight slope. Why did we do it this way round?TopCat195930/07/2023
jtsnr09/07/2023
Steep ascent from Scawgill Bridge, sometimes on hands and knees. Visited highest point first before realising that this is the Wainwright summit.peter4lc22/06/2023
Today myself and Alma Aurea headed to Powter Howe for a circular walk taking in six Wainwright's - Sale Fell, Ling Fell, Graystones, Broom Fell, Lord's Seat and Barf, plus a couple of nearby summits. The weather was very warm and humid but from the forecast it looked like this area should stay clear of any thunderstorms or showers, which it did. However, despite the lower summit heights, the hills are relatively independent and quite steep it turned out to be quite a long day with some hot steep ascents! The walk took about 7.5 hours to cover the 15 mile route. Definitely better views from the Wainwright summit than the actual summit! /Dmeltdiceburg11/06/2023
Walked from Whinlatter Forest visitor center.Wandelaar06/06/2023
jwbuchanan28/05/2023
AidanHarrison24/05/2023
rallott09/05/2023
Walked with Raymond and his group from Head for the Hills. Graystones, Broom Fell, Lord's Seat, Barf and Whinlatter. Drizzle most of the day and only intermittent views unfortunately. Lovely group.River-Girl01/05/2023
Originally went for a walk round winlatter and spout force but seemed rude not to bag this Laura jay and flo xLauralj8424/04/2023
Wainwright Walk 61: Spider (Lord's Seat, Whinlatter, Broom Fell, Barf & Graystones)DavidHiner16/04/2023
ac7003/04/2023
adriancowl03/04/2023
Paul_142_uk26/03/2023
BB8_Mountains26/03/2023
Day 2 of a big weekend of BGR recce/training, but left the BGR on one side today to explore the Lorton & Wythop fells, starting from Powter How with Barf and going anti-clockwise. Bottled out of Whinlatter as the drizzle got heavier, but it cleared whilst taking in Ullister Hill & Seat How. A grand day out, with plenty of grassy running & a decent amount of bog for Hazel to dash about in.NumptyDumpty05/03/2023
Valeriemac804/03/2023
Solo Ascent from Darling How Plantation, Whinlatter via Forest Track by Aiken Beck to attain ridge just below Lord's Seat. Continued on ridge to Broom Fell, Broom Fell Wainwright Summit Cairn, Graystones (Birkett) and Graystones (Wainwright) with steep descent to Scawgill Bridge. 7.40 miles with 613m of ascent in 3hrs:55mins elpased time with 3hrs:12 mins moving time and 0hrs:43 stopped time. Cold, clear and sunny with excellent visibility clouding over a little in afternoon.pwhitaker_196623/02/2023
matkubicki19/02/2023
From Whinlatter Force car park - Graystones - Ling Fell-Sales Fell-Broom Fell - Lords Seat-Barf-Whinlatter. Some tough and very boggy going in places, particularly between Ling Fell and Broom Fell, and traversing round Lord's Seat to WhinlatterRockdoctor12/02/2023
mcbiydw204/02/2023
Did Greystones in the afternoon after I have finished up Mungrisdale Common. Solo route and got lost on way down. Lizzie's in evening.River-Girl27/01/2023
Parked ar Spout Force car park. Straight up Graystones (very steep!), out and back to Kirk Fell, them Btoom Fell and Lords Seat, down by Aiken Beck.Clive G23/01/2023
From Embleton Church. 14 km, 590 m asc. SW to Harrot Farm and E up the track with detour to the summit of Harrot, then onto Embleton High Common (Sy) and S up to Kirk Fell. Onto Graystones (W and B) and down the fence to Widow Hause. Contour NE to cross Wythop Moss and up to Burthwaite Heights and then W to Ling Fell. Down the SW flank to join Tom Rudd Beck and back by Highside Farm and Beckhouse. Cold, sunny, frozen. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720305403425SalmonJoe21/01/2023
Cold, solo winter's day up Barf, Lord Seat, Broom Hill and GreystonesWinter Round15/01/2023
hroper02/01/2023
From Spout Force CP, Whinlatter. 10.5 km, 490 m asc. E along the main (Aiken Beck) forest track and NE to Lord's Seat summit. W over Broom Fell summit and the Wainwright summit cairn and continuing over Widow Hause summit to Graystones Wainwright summit and Birkett summit. Steep down the S wall to join the Darling How track looping back to the car park. Completion of Wainwrights (round 7) 86 walks, 949 km, 58,500 m asc, 01/01/2022 to 31/12/2022. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720304865290SalmonJoe31/12/2022
after tump to SEDenise 28/12/2022
ALHEJ Wilkins04/12/2022
Baldie101a!01/12/2022
With GFE post parkrun. Very wet.Fionalevey05/11/2022
RRDPTH v windy Richard Tait29/10/2022
yorkielcfc7627/10/2022