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| Name: | High Seat |
| Hill number: | 2719 |
| Height: | 709m / 2326ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2716 Great Shunner Fell |
| RHB Section: | 35A: The Northern Pennines |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Yorkshire Dales - Northern Fells |
| County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness, North Yorkshire |
| Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Eden (Carlisle), Ouse (York) |
| Watershed: | Humber Estuary, St Bees Head to Ravenscar, Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Cardiff to Cape Wrath, Dover to Cape Wrath, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Land's End to John o' Groats, Solway Firth, The Lizard to Dunnet Head |
| Class: | Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Clem (Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,BL,Bg,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | NY 80207 01244 |
| Summit feature: | no feature: ground 20m N of cairn |
| Drop: | 114m |
| Col: | 595m SD818980  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 91 92 (1:25k) OL19S |
| Observations: | cairn is at NY 80207 01261; there are two other cairns in the summit area at NY 80264 01331 and SW NY 80161 01177 |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 487 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| The Thrang, river route to Outhgill, track then path to High Seat, Arch Styrigg, Hugh Seat, Little Fell, Sails, He'll Gill Bridge, Lady Anne's way. Basically Nuttall route 11.5 with extension to Sails. 10 miles. | JulieB | 22/03/2024 |
| Parked just N of the bridleway end and S of The Thrang, at NY7832 0050 (space for a couple of cars). Along to Outhgill and started on the signed foothpath, but didn't find much of the path up the hillside. Headed ENE higher up (at least the steep grass was short), arriving on the less steep ground about 750m NNE of the summit. Disappointingly misty and windy. Found an ATV track and followed this round past a couple of cairns to the summit. Continued on to Sails. | LizH | 17/10/2023 |
| From Garsdale station out Pennine Journey then up atv track to Bubble Hill then on over Sails (and Little Fell), Hugh Seat, Archy Styrigg and High Seat before following a decent track to the quarry below High Pike Hill, Then on down to row to Thringill, double back to Pennine Journey, past Wharton Hall and up to Kirkby Stephen station. | SS | 21/06/2023 |
| 18km, 3 hours, 40 mins. Outhgill church, Slough Brae Gill then Healey's Gill to summit. Then Gregory Chapel & became slightly lost on Arch Styrgg in thick cloud before finding cairns and on to Hugh Seat, Little Fell and Sails. Down to Hell Gill where I was mobbed by a short-eared owl then down bridleway back. Lots of lapwings + curlews. | John Eley | 13/05/2023 |
| With Tony. Dales 30 no. 23 | LANGDALE | 15/07/2022 |
| Early start to Manchester, things to do, had to pick up a girl from Kathmandu, got back to Appleby at half past two,then drove home to pick up the Boo, up to High Pike Hill then High Seat to......and it would have been nice if we finished the day and the poem by going to the zoo. But we didn't. | Alphaville199 | 14/07/2022 |
| Outhgill - High seat straight up Mallerstang Edge (steep!) - Gregory Chapel - down to Hellgill Force and return to Outhgill | PreCambrianLife | 11/07/2022 |
| Parked at point where Byway meets road at the Thrang, good parking. Walked north along the road to Outhgill then up path marked on map. Not used a lot but not difficult to follow most of the way and good walking. When I eventually lost it picked the best looking line to the ridge, again good going. Reached ridge about 300 metres north of High Seat summit. then south along the ridge on very easy and dry ground all the way to Little Fell. Cut back a little way to a fence down to Hell Gill Beck keeping the new plantation to your left. Over the beck and then pathless vaguely WNW to join the Byway back to start. No path but short grass with just a few easy tussocks. A good walk. | dickscroop | 23/06/2022 |
| Mallerstang edge nutalls. Cold wind and mist all the way. Start and end with a concrete ring trigmark | cjo | 14/12/2021 |
| From Outhgill: High Seat, Archy Styrigg/Gregory Chapel, Hugh Seat, Little Fell and Sails. Beautiful snowy day, but hard conditions underfoot. With Hiking Manchester group. | Lazylizzie | 05/12/2021 |
| First day of the Yoredale Way | PhilipChaston | 21/08/2021 |
| Parked at barn just N of Aisgill Moor Cottages (no parking). Along minor PFPs N to Outhgill - awful and obstructed mid-way by a newly fenced plantation and no waymarkers (recommend just stick to road). Awful direct ascent from Outhgill (mapped PFP barely exists) - not recommended, find another way. | Isbjorn | 21/07/2021 |
| Cold, wet, windy & misty. With George along ridge from Outhgill | KatyT | 26/06/2021 |
| Nice dry spring underfoot conditions from North | conanharrod | 22/04/2021 |
| Nicely frozen underfoot, lovely light west to the Howgills and Whernside | Rockdoctor | 24/12/2020 |
| Summit of ridge walk along Mallerstang Edge. Found a good descent roughly perpendicular to Pendragon Castle | thomasrandall96 | 15/12/2020 |
| From Outhgill up the steep direct route then south down the ridge to Sails and back on the High Way with flurries of the first snow of winter in the wind. | Guy Heelis | 02/12/2020 |
| 20.2 miles 2661ft walk, start at Usha Gap campsite follow Swaledale past Keld to Birk Dale then Little Sled Dale and Long Gill to Gregory Chapel on ridge, along to High Seat, Archy Styrigg, Hugh Seat, follow fence line to Great Shunner Fell then Pennine Way back to Usha Gap campsite. | stephenbuda | 06/08/2020 |
| With Sue from Nateby road B62070.High Pike Hill, High Seat, Gregory Chapel, Hugh Seat. Nice warm sunny day. Spent a while just looking around visibility excellent. | Frank | 24/07/2020 |
| the route up from outhgill can be brutal slow over grassy tussock moor and a very strep ascent but achievable. Parking in Outhgill is scarece with locals moaning. Head for a cairn a top of the ghyll infeont of you to get to high seat on the direct route | Aristotle Chip | 12/07/2020 |
| Parking just of main road 1 mile south of outhgill. Next to the fp to hellgill.nuttall route starting with high seat. Initial 2 miles on very hot day were hard work thereafter a pleasant amble over the ridge to sails and back along hellgill fp. 4hrs. | Longwojo | 25/06/2020 |
| Mallerstang round | emily | 20/06/2020 |
| Parked at end of Pennine Bridleway. High Seat, Gregory Chapel, Hugh Seat, Little Fell and Sails. | PGCE | 03/06/2020 |
| Glorious morning, very steep ascent from Outhgill | Gary Heath | 31/05/2020 |
| High Seat and Nine Standard Rigg from Nateby Road (B6270). Beautiful morning. 8.2 mls. 3 hrs 2 mins. | Curly & Shirley | 31/05/2020 |
| Circular walk from Smithy Gill Bridge (SD776965 ) via Swarth Fell and Wild Boar Fell, then on to Little Fell (as Nuttall walk 11.5). Track up from Outhgill very indistinct, but skyline cairn helps a lot. Very steep ascent on a hot day. | Peter_W_Mitchell | 27/05/2020 |
| Ascent from Cotterdale via forest to Bleak Haw to Great Shunner Fell. Descent to Short Moss via East Gill Gutter, on to Knoutberry Currack, following fence line to Hugh Seat. On to Long Gill Head, Gregory Chapel, and High Seat. Return to Hugh Seat via same route. Follow fence line southward to Scarth of Scaiths and on to Little Fell. Return to Cotterdale via Bubble Hill and Nattles plantation. | raymooremanx | 23/05/2020 |
| High Seat > Archy Styrigg > Hugh Seat > Little Fell. Bit of a boggy slog in the clag! | maclrc | 25/01/2020 |
| A very cold icy day B6270 (parked below steep incline onto Nateby Common - Careless Bank - High Pike Hill then followed boundary to High Seat summit (lingered in the freezing frost) to find the ring trig which took a bit of finding in the snow and ice - followed plateau edge back to careless bank and the B6270) Very Cold | briandavies | 01/12/2019 |
| Nuttalls 11.5 plus Sails. 9.69 miles 3h 40. | clivevilla | 21/08/2019 |
| u3a. | softsquare | 14/02/2019 |
| With MS, from campsite in Muker, Pennine Way to Great Shunner Fell, over to Little Fell, Hugh Seat and High Seat with return following River Swale back to Muker. | robertgn | 15/09/2018 |
| With RobN. From Keld campsite. | masmith | 15/09/2018 |
| Early start from a bivvy on Little Fell to beat the forecast heat. Thoroughly enjoyed the walking, helped by the gorgeous weather and relatively dry bogs. As much as I revelled in the expansive views and airy situation, Wild Boar Fell tugged at my heart up here. Returned to Archy Styrigg and descended Hell Gill with a long road slog back to Garsdale station, notwithstanding a pint in the lovely Moorcock Inn. | Jake994 | 26/07/2018 |
| With Bryher from Outhgill. Fun climb straight up through steep edge. After that walked all the tops to Sails and back by the High Road and riverside path. | jenx | 23/06/2018 |
| Pendragon Castle, Mallerstang Edge, Hell Gill, Swarth & Wild Boar | Flatfield | 12/05/2018 |
| From Outhgill. Parked by church room for 1 car. Up lane then PRoW to High Seat, then alomg ridge to Archy Styrigg,Hugh Seat,Little Fell and sails. returned by The Penine Bridleway. | mart0797 | 05/04/2018 |
| from Outhgill straight up tough 500ft on all fours solo | colinfielding | 23/02/2018 |
| The High Seat Ridge from Outhgill with Eric and Steve; visiting High Seat, Archy Styrigg, Hugh Seat, Little Fell and Sails. Also visited the source of the Eden and the Ure - only a couple of hundred metres apart! Returned by the Lady Anne Highway. 18km with 640m ascent in 6 hours. | silveracorn_alan | 22/02/2018 |
| Hugh Seat, Archy Styrigg, High Seat | keithouk | 04/02/2018 |
| From Outhgill, then along ridge to visit Archy Styrigg, Hugh Seat and Little Fell [Sails]. With SCM. High winds and rain on descent. | IanHHill | 17/10/2017 |
| From Outhgill, with Roger Templeman. Searching for old benchmarks on a direct route up - steep on Mallerstang Edge. Lovely ridge walk S to Sails before coming back to the road. | jonglew | 06/10/2017 |
| With K; RM waited at car. Great view from Cross Fell to Pen-Y-Ghent. Followed faint track/ATV wheelmarks from junction of road and bridleway to N all the way to summit. Careless bank has some interesting evidence of quarrying and a slight zigzag track up it from the old works. Terrain between careless bank and summit denuded of peat. | Ashley | 13/08/2017 |
| From Pendragon castle | Slash3 | 09/07/2017 |
| solo | Aimless Rambler | 28/04/2017 |
| From Outhgill, with Jeffrey, on a freezing day with very low visibility. Near whiteout. | rfoster | 11/02/2017 |
| Day on the Mallerstang Edge. From Pendragon Castle, E to Lindrigg Scars, SE to White Bank, High Seat, Gregory Capel (lunch), Hugh Seat, Little Fell Brae, Sails, W to Hell Gill Bridge, then b/w N to Pendragon Castle. Wild day largely in the clouds. Finished in the dark. | richard69 | 31/12/2016 |
| 2mFM Radio Activation HNP-012. Parked on roadside and walked over High Pike Hill. With Therese and dogs. nice day but a bit boggy. | Petem0hqo | 22/10/2016 |
| Early start 8am from pt 318m on Tommy Road. Climb alongside Gale Sike easy if not rough and fairly steep along the hush. Once above High Brae and in the mist was very glad to have the satellites guiding me. Rather featureless when you can see only 30 metres. Where the summit cairn? What is there is pitiful. Continued to Archy.. | stig_nest | 08/10/2016 |
| Bare ground, gorgeous view, however was very windy so kept away from the edges. Part of northern dales horse shoe. | Tom D | 11/09/2016 |