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Name: | Watches |
Hill number: | 3721 |
Height: | 333m / 1093ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2319 Skiddaw |
RHB Section: | 34A: Lake District - Northern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Northern Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
Class: | Birkett, Synge (B,Sy) |
Grid ref: | NY 24063 30397 |
Summit feature: | rock 5m E of pile of stones |
Drop: | 8m |
Col: | 325m NY240302 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4N OL4S |
Observations: | rocky top 120m S at NY 24085 30282 about 50cm lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 411 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Hootsjimmie | 22/02/2024 | |
Crashurst | 25/12/2023 | |
Skiddaw circuit from High Side. 
1 of 11 | thekirkie pirate | 24/11/2023 |
My fourth Wainwright round of the Skiddaw Group from High Side in the north. Visited Watches, Ullock Pike, Long Side, Carl Side, cut across to Skiddaw Little Man and Lesser Man, then along the ridge past Jenkin Hill to Lonscale Fell and Lonscale Pike. Then an about turn below Little Man to the main summit ridge, visiting South Top, Middle Top, Skiddaw Summit, and North Top. Descended over Broad End to Bakestall, and down to the road via Cockup. 20km with 1360m ascent 7hours. | silverwolf_alan | 04/11/2023 |
Tony S | 08/10/2023 | |
From parking area near High Side - round of the Northern Skiddaw horseshoe - Ullock Puke, Long Side, Skiddaw, Bakestall | Rockdoctor | 01/10/2023 |
A super round, said to have been AW's favoured Skiddaw approach- 
from small layby to W; Watches, Ullock Pike, Long side, Carl Side, Skiddaw's 4 tops, Broad End, Bakestall (+WW carin 100m N), Whitewater Dash 
9.7mls, 4h17m, 3028ft elev gain. | Alfa1M | 31/08/2023 |
mcbiydw2 | 04/08/2023 | |
Brianh909 | 17/06/2023 | |
Skiddaw round with Tony and John | LANGDALE | 24/05/2023 |
ALHEJ Wilkins | 01/05/2023 | |
From Peter House Farm, Bakestall, Skiddaw, Carl Side, Long Side, Ullock Pike, Watches | philz008 | 19/04/2023 |
From Dodd car park via Mirehouse and up the steep path from Ravenstone hotel to the ridge. With Boris. | ytfckent | 03/10/2022 |
Bob & Duke. | DukeNukem | 18/09/2022 |
nigelcmason2 | 18/08/2022 | |
OR1990 | 30/07/2022 | |
adriancowl | 10/07/2022 | |
Michael Hood | 10/07/2022 | |
JohnG888 | 22/06/2022 | |
Marra1 | 21/05/2022 | |
iainwalton | 12/01/2022 | |
Sham Sharrock | 11/01/2022 | |
ALHEJ Wilkins | 28/12/2021 | |
Strathcarron | 03/09/2021 | |
at start of walk up The Edge to Skiddaw | trimarc2 | 09/07/2021 |
lboutside | 28/06/2021 | |
amblemark | 10/04/2021 | |
wcroasdell | 03/04/2021 | |
Watches, Ullock Pike, long Side, Carl Side, Skiddaw Middle Top, Skiddaw, Skiddaw North Top, Hare Crag | keithouk | 28/12/2020 |
Dawn Oldham | 28/12/2020 | |
Marra1 | 25/12/2020 | |
Honister House | 25/11/2020 | |
Dave Sargent | 22/11/2020 | |
conanharrod | 01/11/2020 | |
With John. Gorgeous autumn colours. Friendly Weimaraner pup - a jumper! | Veryhappybunny | 25/10/2020 |
Scott Morley 86 | 11/10/2020 | |
DID COCKUP AND WATCHES FROM DIFFERENT LAY-BYS IN LATE AFTERNOON AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT AFTER LOWTHWAITE, RIVINGS AND BURTHWAITE HEIGHTS EARLIER IN THE DAY. COCKUP VERY HARD WORK AND TEDIOUS, WATCHES EASY AND VERY PLEASANT WITH GOOD VIEWS. FELL IN STREAM AT END WASHING BOOTS BUT CLEANED UP SHEEP POO FROM EARLIER FALL ON BURTHWAITE HEIGHTS! | BURGESS | 12/09/2020 |
ALHEJ Wilkins | 19/07/2020 | |
snoot | 05/07/2020 | |
Lukimotaka | 01/07/2020 | |
From Car Park on the A591 | Andrew Pearson | 30/06/2020 |
jcdiddy | 14/06/2020 | |
mcbiydw2 | 23/04/2020 | |
Usual route up towards Long Side. Parked in lay by at High Side then up to the remnants of the wooden seat on Barkbeth Hill (257m). Up to Watches, Ullock Pike, Long Side and Carl Side. With Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 21/03/2020 |
Marra1 | 07/03/2020 | |
Marra1 | 25/12/2019 | |
hughbagger | 24/11/2019 | |
TheWanderer27 | 16/11/2019 | |
Ridge walk to Skiddaw then down to Keswick | Arbie | 14/09/2019 |
Simon_E | 13/09/2019 |