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Name:Adam Seat
Hill number:2558
Height:666m / 2185ft
Parent (Ma):2528  High Street
RHB Section:34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Far Eastern Fells
County/UA:Westmorland and Furness
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Eden (Carlisle), Kent
Watershed:Morecambe Bay, St Bees Head to Ravenscar, Solway Firth
Class:Birkett, Synge, Deleted Nuttall
(B,Sy,xN)
Grid ref:NY 47116 09073
Summit feature:cairn with large stone
Drop:9m
Col:657m  NY470091  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 90
(1:25k) OL5S OL7N
Observations:rocky knoll 60m WSW at NY 47064 09047 is 30cm lower
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 403 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Sat atop the last one of the day contemplating the lack of an 'sAlphaville19908/03/2024
Mardale circuit 6 of 9thekirkie pirate12/10/2023
Longsleddale Horseshoe with Jim, Jus and Cat from the (limited!) parking at Sadgill, via Shipman Knotts, Goat Scar, Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell and Adam Seat. Visibility about 20 yards - good to be able to follow the fence throughout! Easy, grassy walking all the way, managed to get round just about before torrential rain arrived.wheresthepath30/09/2023
Circuit from the Haweswater road end to visit unticked summits: Adam Seat, Harrop Pike and Branstree NE.PGCE28/01/2023
Wainwright Walk 16: Spider (High Street, Harter Fell, Mardale Ill Bell, Branstree & Selside Pike)DavidHiner29/10/2022
4 of 9 starting at lowfield lane near the bridleway at green quarter. Long trudge over from cocklaw fell not so bad on the path below but could see there wasnt going to be much views on the way up. Turned immediately left at gatescarth t junction up indeterminate path next to stream. Rain lashing at the topThe-Z-Man27/10/2022
Branstree from Sadgill with MK (quick detour while MK walked down Gatesgarth Pass path). Fenced off plantation to the south of the summit necessitated a bit of a loop to the south to rejoin the path.Nab Scar29/03/2022
from Mosedale Cottage. Gatescarth Pass, up and down Adam Seat, both tops of Branstree and Selside Pike before ending at Swindale Foot.welshyboyo06/03/2022
From Mardale Head car park, visiting Blea Water and on to Mardale Ill Bell and Harter Fell. Good visibility.Argentum6616/01/2022
With Luna. CCW Loop. From Sadgill NY 4836 0569.masmith24/09/2021
Came up by the fence from Gatescarth Pass. Started the day from Sadgill, coming over Great Howe, Grey Crag, Harrop Pike and Tarn Crag. Met a nice couple from Elterwater just below the summit and we chatted a while about our Birkett-bagging. Solo.Dangerous Dave23/09/2021
From Sadgill via Gatesgarth Pass: Little Harter Fell - Adams Seat - Branstree - Branstree NE - Selside - Nabs Crag - Howes - Tarn Crag - Harrop Pike - Grey Crag - Great Howe. Descent off Great Howe straight down to Sadgill. 21.6km, 1084m ascent.stevem7616/09/2021
Short-ish walk from Mardale Head by Haweswater to pick up 2 Wainwrights.atreides788711/09/2021
From SadgillJim.Fothergill08/09/2021
Started and finished at the Haweswater head carpark and took an anti-clockwise circuit around the surrounding tops to reduce the impact of the strong gusting wind - Rough Crag, High Street, Mardale Ill Bell, Lingmell End, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell, Adam Seat, Branstree, High Howes, Selside Pike and Brown Howe; returning via the Old Corpse Road. Great walk, superb views, good terrain, just under 5 hours with lots of stops for waterproofs on and off.summitter13/08/2021
With Sue from Haweswater Cp, via Nan Beild Pass, Mardale Ill Bell, Lingmell Fell. Harter Fell, Lt Harter and Adam Seat. return Gatesgarth Pass. Excellent visibility and high cloud but cold wind.Frank01/12/2020
From Mardale Head car park via Gatescarth Pass to Adam Seat and Little Harter Fell.dgresty18/09/2020
Grey Crag - Thornthwaite N Top - Thornthwite Crag - Mardale Ill Bell - Lingmell End - Harter Fell - Little Harter Fell - Adam Seat - Kentmere Pike - Goat Scar - Shipman Knotts - Castle Crag - Yoke - Rainsborrow Crag - Ill Bell - Froswick - Thornthwaite Crag (again!) - Hartsop DoddMrChris198009/08/2020
From: Sadgill, Shipman Knotts, Goat Scar, Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell, Little Harter FellRWG19/07/2020
SoloVin03/01/2020
up Longsleddale along track from Sadgill. KeithByTheC03/01/2020
Down from Harter Fell and Little Harter Fell. Continued down to Gatesgarth Pass, then to the van at Mardale Head. With Éire, Damian & Alfie.Dangerous Dave26/12/2019
Mardale Head, Nan Bield Pass, Harter Fell, The Knowe, Brown Howe, Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell, Adams Seat, Gatescarth Pass, Mardale Head whiskybottle25/08/2019
12:45, 20 degrees, brightly overcast, calm, humid at Mardale head. Via Gatescarth Pass then over Harter Fell, Mardale Ill Bell and High Street - descent via Rough Crag. 3 hoursWycombe Wanderer28/07/2019
From SW end Haweswater.jonglew13/04/2019
Little Harter Fell and Adam Seat from Haweswater.rhalstead22/12/2018
With K en route to Harter FellAshley30/04/2018
With MaryChet196231/03/2018
Mardale Head car park, Small Water, Nan Bield Pass, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell, Adam's Seat, Branstree, Branstree North East Top, Selside Pike, Brown Howe. Some soft snow on the ground and cloudy at first with some light snow, with clear views from the summits and the sun increasing through the day.Fell_wanderer30/03/2018
The High Street Circular from Mardale Head to tick High Street off this time as a Marilyn. Visited Adam Seat, Little Harter Fell, Harter Fell, Mardale Ill Bell, Thornthwaite Crag, High Street, The Knott, Rampsgill Head, High Raise and Kidsty Pike. 19km with 1070m ascent in 6h30m. (S)silveracorn_alan24/03/2018
From Sadgillbardolph05/10/2017
With Clare, Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. Last hill of the day.Dangerous Dave10/08/2017
Sun and cloud with a strong wind and very clear with good views all round. Started from Sadgil and first went up Cocklaw Fell as it was an odd one previously missed. Then superb ridge walk over Shipman Knotts, Goat Scar, Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell and Adam Seat to the Gatescarth Pass and back down Longsleddale.BURGESS07/06/2017
Ascent from Mardale Head car park - 16km loop - weather dreadful - even snow at one point! Strange weather for an Easter Sunday. Lots of 'Happy Easters' when passing the 10 or so walkers we saw. Kidsty Pike, High Raise, Rampsgill Head, High Street, Mardale Ill Bell, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell, Adam Seat and descent back to Mardale Head. With GFE.Fionalevey16/04/2017
Another fantastic blue sky winters day.jocks105/01/2017
Quick late afternoon snatch. My first visit to the Haweswater valley and not disappointed. Haweswater car park, Small Water, Nan Bile pass, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell, Adams Seat, Gatesgarth pass and down to car park. Surprised to find later Harter fell my second highest incomplete Wainwright.Mark T13/07/2016
On a circular walk Nan Bield Pass High Street Thornwaite Crag over Harter Fell then Adams Seatphilhythe27/06/2016
Round from Mardale Head Mardale Ill Bell Harter Fell Branstree Corpse RoadNorthender06/05/2016
Pooley Bridge to Keswick 2-7 May 2016Ajm031004/05/2016
Kentmere Kanter - Pup & CBHLittledave11/12/2015
From Haweswater to Adams Seat, Little Harter Fell, Harter Fell, Kentmere Pike, Mardale Ill Bell, High Street and down Riggindale to Rough Knott and back to Haweswater. A strange combination but tidying up previously unclimbed tops.clivevilla03/11/2015
Circular walk with Pete taking in Shipman Knotts, Kentmere Pike and Harter FellRiver-Girl03/10/2015
CJ BW OIKYchrisj196526/09/2015
With Clare, Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie.Dangerous Dave29/07/2015
From Sadgill on very pleasant day with excellent visibility-Adam Seat-Little Harter Fell-Harter Fell(revisit)-lengthy detour to Lingmell End(there is a small cairn)-Kentmere Pike(revisit)-Shipman Knotts(revisit)-Sadgill.With Oscar.catman13/05/2015
From Sadgill on very pleasant day with excellent visibility-Adam Seat-Little Harter Fell-Harter Fell-lengthy detour to Lingmell End(there is a small cairn)-Kentmere Pike-Shipman Knotts-Sadgill.With Catman.oscarrosie13/05/2015
With Little Harter Fell from Mardale Head and Gatescarth.Aye Jimmy10/03/2015
With Jo, circular walk from Mardale Head: ascent via Nan Bield Pass to Kentmere Pike, then onto Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell and Adam Seat, descending via Gatescarth Pass. Weather; generally sunny, cool breeze, good visibility.amblerbob10/03/2015
From Longsleddale Church. Shipman Knotts, Goat Scar, Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell, Adam Seat. Great day in wonderful conditions.AlunRees3129/10/2014
Started late as usual finished in pitch black not normal but this late in the year it caught us outTobo196929/10/2014