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Name:High House Bank
Hill number:2602
Height:495m / 1624ft
Parent (Ma):2559  Tarn Crag (Sleddale)
RHB Section:34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Far Eastern Fells
County/UA:Westmorland and Furness
Catchment:Lune
Class:Tump (400-499m), Wainwright Outlying Fell, Birkett, Synge
(Tu,4,WO,B,Sy)
Grid ref:NY 54313 04837
Summit feature:single stone 1m N of path
Drop:79m
Col:416m  NY535053  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 90
(1:25k) OL7N
Survey:Abney level
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Interesting circuit from the A6 parking area of High House Bank, Robin Hood, Lord's Seat, Great Yarlside (Sy), Ulthwaite Rigg, Great Saddle Crag, Sleddale Pike, Wasdale Pike, Great Yarlside, little Yarlside, Whatshaw Common & Whatshaw Common East Topoldbagger2721/11/2023
From A6 Shap summit. 12.5 km, 530 m asc. W over Whatshaw Common and Little and Great Yarlside. S to cross Crookdale Beck and Bleaberry Gill and up to Lord's Seat. SE to Robin Hood and High House Bank. Back by Hazel Bank and Crookdale Bridge. Wet wet and windy, a two coat day. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720309870844SalmonJoe15/07/2023
A6 layby - High House Bank - Robin Hood - Lord's Seat - Grey Crag - Harrop Pike - Ulthwaite Rigg - Great Saddle Crag - Wasdale Pike - Great Yarlside - Little Yarlside - Whatshaw Common (both tops) - A6 laybyGary Heath29/04/2022
Crookdale HorseshoeFlatfield20/04/2022
From Shap (A6) summit,old road,Hause End then skirt across the hill's slopes to a gap in the wall where i turns down. Essentially pathless from Crookdale's tarmac but a good trod NW from the summit then ATV tracks most of way to Lord's Seat. Pleasant walk on new terrain for me, views of Borrowdale the mostimpressive scenery nearby. Sunny with icy NE breeze.pwheeler05/03/2022
See return route from Harrop Pike.smocks and denims10/12/2021
From lay-by on the A6 at NY 54832 02710. Took the lane north over High Borrow Bridge and up to a gate at NY 55217 04893, giving access to the open fell, though with a wall to tackle further up. Steep ascent onto High House Bank. Then followed the track along the ridge over Robin Hood up to Lord's Seat. Returned much the same way. Solo. 14.9km, with 685m of ascent.Man of Kernow110/08/2021
Parked off Shap Road. Whatshaw Common, Little & Great Yarlside on to Harrop Pike then out and back to Grey Crag. Slog over to the path that leads to Lord's Seat then lovely going to Robin Hood then High House Bank. Descent tough going. Sunny, 18 degrees. Amazing day. With trimarc2 & GFEFionalevey06/06/2021
as described by Fiona. Great way to spend a Sunday on these quiet hills when the hotspots of the Lakes are crowdedtrimarc206/06/2021
A round from High Borrow, starting at The Forest and ending on this hill. 16k.NormanW04/06/2021
A6 summit > Hause Foot > High House Bank > Robin Hood > Lord’s Seat > Grey Crag > Harrop Pike > Great Yarlside > Little Yarlside > Whatshaw Common > A6 summit. Warm blue sky day with hazy views, Ground still very wet in places so was a bit of a slog at times. Just me and H and not another soul seen all day.johnkaysleftleg30/05/2021
 yorkielad07/12/2020
Parked on the verge of the Crookdale lane under the pylons a hundred yards south of Hause Foot. Up High House Bank, over Robin Hood and Lord’s Seat and back.Nick Down119/10/2020
Parked on the A6 at 55384 06219, went down the hill to cross the river at Hause Foot before doing a horseshoe of High House Bank, Robin Hood, Lords Seat, Great Yarlside, Great Saddle Crag, Wasdale Pike, Great Yarlside, Little Yarlside, Whatshaw Common and Whatshaw Common E.Top. 3h 50m 9.64 miles.clivevilla11/10/2020
Parking at NY552051. An extended version of Wainwright's Crookdale horeshoe. High House Bank, Robin Hood, Lord's Seat, Great Yarlside, Great Yarlside, Great Saddle Crag, back to Great Yarlside, Little Yarlside, Whatshaw Common, Whatshaw Common East Top, A6, back down to Hause Foot. Faint trods outbound, trackless waste around head of valley, excellent ATV track helped part way to Great Saddle Crag, otherwise lots of very wet boot wrecking tussock grass.Isbjorn26/08/2020
Parked at highpoint of A6. Extended round of Crookdale taking in 10 Wainwright Outliers.PGCE06/06/2020
With Sue and NB from A6 memorial car park. High House Bank, Robin Hood, Lord's Seat. Return via Whatshaw Common tops to avoid swamp in Crookdale back to A6. Another head in clouds cold day.Frank05/02/2020
Small cairn in rough grass on pleasant ridge with clear valley views.Denise 26/01/2020
From Whatshaw Common to col then path along ridge to summit marked by small cairn in rough grass. Good views include Morecambe Bay to S. Last of the day.RichardM26/01/2020
A combination of Crookdale and Wasdale horseshoes from from the A6 layby. Taking the bridleway down to Crookdale Bridge then: High House Bank, Robin Hood, Lord's Seat, Harrop Pike, Wasdale Pike, Great Yarlside, Little Yarlside and Whatshaw Common. Winter solstice, a 12 mile walk on the shortest day. Terrible visibility, in cloud all day. Did last hour in the dark with head torches.Lazylizzie21/12/2019
From A6 monument, day deterioted to low visibility and heavy raincjo07/12/2019
Crookdale Round from A6 (Trucker Memorial Lay-by)RobB06/11/2019
Parked at Hause Foot, High House Bank, Robin Hood, Lords Seat, Robin Hood again and back down by Crookdale Beck.Chipstertrain31/10/2019
Ascent from Memorial in layby on A6. Followed track to summit of Whatshaw Common. Follow wal to Little Yarlside and on to Great Yarlside. Shelter from hale. On to Wasdale Pike and down to Sleddale Pike, return to Wasdale Pike and on to Great Saddle Crag. Return to track and Great Yarlside. Followed wall round to Harrop Pike. Descent to Mere Crag and followed track to Red Crag and on to Lord Seat and Robin Hood. Followed track and path to High House Bank. Descent to Hazel Bank and Crookdale Bridge, before ascent back to A6 layby.raymooremanx12/10/2019
Ridge from Robin Hood. The hill looks much more prominent than it really isColin Crawford10/09/2019
High Bank House, Robin Hood, Lord's Seat,Great Yarlside,Wasdale Pike, Little Yarlside and Whatshaw Common.Walkingmurphy08/09/2019
Bob & Duke Thursday 28th/3/2019 Z 1720 hrs.DukeNukem28/03/2019
From A6 memorial car park. High House Bank, Robin Hood, Lord's Seat, camped overnight at head of Crookdale. Continued to the two tops of Great Yarlside, then Little Yarlside, Whatshaw Common and Whatshaw Common E top. Pleasant hills, the ridge south of Crookdale much easier going underfoot.RobertP16/02/2019
From Crookdale Bridge, room for one car on S side of bridge - signage warns of great pain for drivers crossing the bridge! First of 11 hills on a 17km round; on to Robin Hood.jonglew19/12/2018
Crookdale and Wet Sleddale Horseshoestomd423/09/2018
High House Bank - Robin Hood - Lords Seat from A6 Memorial car parkBramley18/07/2018
A solo run of the Wasdale Horseshoe and the Crookdale groupingShutterlag25/06/2018
High House Bank, Robin Hood, Lords Seat and Whatshaw Common from the A6 summit parking area.Alan Caine15/06/2018
High House Bank, Robin Hood, Lord's Seat, Grey Crag, Tarn Crag, Scam Matthewkeithouk13/05/2018
Crookdale horseshoe.rhalstead01/04/2018
WOs 86-91; Bs 73-78. A good clear day with the sun coming through p.m. Drove to Shap summit and did a mixture of W's Wasdale and Crookdale horseshoes. Good path out over Whatshaw Common, Little Yarlside and Great Yarlside. The crossing of Crookdale was not as boggy as feared and a reasonable ascent to Lord's Seat with a good path over Robin Hood. Nasty bog to the foot of High House Bank, then good path along the ridge. Very unpleasant descent through tussocks and bog to the Hause Foot lane, then old road back to the summit. A good day.BURGESS09/08/2017
AW's outliers last of six tops on the 8 mile Crookdale horseshoe. Whatshaw comman, Little yarlside, Great yarlside, Lords seat, Robin hood and finally High house bank.WAYNE ROWLETT02/07/2017
Part of the Crookdale horse shoe.BobHancock01/07/2017
Last one of the day, an anti clockwise circuit of Crookdale,bardolph03/06/2017
Crookdale citrcuit from Hause FootAjm031023/05/2017
From Memorial lay-by on A6 (NY 55383 06193) - Whatshaw Common East Top - Whatshaw Common - Little Yarlside - Great Yarlside - Wasdale Pike - Great Yarlside - Harrop Pike - Grey Crag - Lord's Seat - Robin Hood - High House Bank. Grassy paths throughout although sometimes vague. Very wet underfoot, would only recommend after a prolonged dry period.david23020102/04/2017
Done with Richard T & Adrian W as part of a modified Crookdale Horseshoe Round taking in High House Bank, Robin Hood and the Lords Seat. Instead of heading down Crookdale Valley we crossed over to the Ridge to pass over Great Yarlside, Little Yarlside and Whatshaw Common back to the car on the A6 lay by. Weather misty and icy.falunty28/12/2016
Done with Richard T & Adrian W as part of a modified Crookdale Horseshoe Round taking in High House Bank, Robin Hood and the Lords Seat. Instead of heading down Crookdale Valley we crossed over to the Ridge to pass over Great Yarlside, Little Yarlside and Whatshaw Common back to the car on the A6 lay by. Weather misty and icy.nitranrenrut28/12/2016
Parked layby A6. Considered not getting out of the car into 40mph wind + rain. Saw some cyclists and decided to stop being soft. Summit in cloud. Nice bit of ridge leading to Robin Hood.Wycombe Wanderer12/08/2016
11.1 Mile walk from top of A6, walked down to Crookdale Bridge and straight up to High House Bank summit (Small cairn), along ridge onto Robin Hood (small cairn)and onto Lords Seats very featureless summit, followed ridge across a few bogs to Grey Crag then across big bog to Tarn Crag, back across to Harrop Pike cairn and along easy ridge to Great Yarlside's featureless summit down over pathetic knoll of Little Yarlside and onto boggy Whatshaw Common (no cairn), back down to pass. Nice day, started sunny then high cloud spilt in. Couldn't believe we didn't see anybody on a Sunday in the lakes!DanTrig17/07/2016
Parking is possible by the gate, where the access track leaves the minor road to the west of the A6. It is probably best to follow this track through to the open access ground before ascending. There is a good viewpoint at a cairn just east of the summit.JohnW22/03/2016
MR CJchrisj196531/08/2015
Parked in large layby on A6 at NY552062 – Whatshaw Common East Top – Whatshaw Common – Little Yarlside – Great Yarlside (Wainwright OF & Subdewey) – Lord’s Seat – Robin Hood – High House Bank – Over Crookdale Beck & up track to car. (PM)gerrybowes07/08/2015
8th and last of the Crookdale round with GB. From parking at 553062 and doing the circuit anticlockwise - 7.25 miles.bolton07/08/2015
Part of Crookdale horseshoe Birkett baggingHavenchris04/05/2015