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Name: | Lingmell (Ennerdale) |
Hill number: | 3771 |
Height: | 427m / 1401ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2368 Pillar |
RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Western Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Calder & Ehen |
Class: | Birkett (B) |
Grid ref: | NY 14129 13131 |
Summit feature: | cairn on rock |
Drop: | 2m |
Col: | 425m NY141130 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 (1:25k) OL4S |
Observations: | this is the summit feature described by Birkett; true summit is a large rock 120m SE at NY 14203 13034 and probably not Birkett's intended position |
Survey: | Abney level |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 226 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Walked with Marc, Hannah & Dave. 
Very Gloomy. Parked at Bowness Knott Ennerdale. | jonsutterby71 | 11/02/2024 |
Revisit for a photograph. Parked this time at Bowness Knotts car park. Brisk walk along the northern banks of Ennerdale Water until the path turn south. South then east until to 2nd Bridge. Turn south again and a definite path can be followed all the way to the summit. Top an obvious boulder. | moorsman | 15/07/2023 |
From Bowness (Ennerdale). 
17 km, 1000 m asc. 
E down the main track and over Char Dub Bridge and S up to Caw Fell. E along the Ennerdale Fence to Little Gowder Crag, Haycock, Great Scoat Fell and Scoat Fell. Over Middle Scoat Fell and N down and up to Steeple. Down by the N ridge over Long Crag and W over Lingmell. Back by Woundell Bridge and the main track. 
Dry, sunny. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720308687355 | SalmonJoe | 28/05/2023 |
13 miles 3164ft walk. start at Bowness Knott carpark to Iron Crag, Caw Fell, Little Gowder Crag, Haycock, Tewit How and Lingmell. | stephenbuda | 20/05/2023 |
1 of 12 starting at bleach green car park on 14.5 mile hike. Followed the lake path until turning at the woods which led a steep incline upto lingmell | The-Z-Man | 06/05/2023 |
From the forest commission car park for Bowness Knott on the North shore of Ennerdale water, took to the track for the Yha and turned right at the first occasion then the first left to start the climb for Lingmell, continuing on the same path over Tewit how to Haycock, Little Gowder crag, Caw fell and finally Ennerdale fell (Iron crag). Returning via a wall down Silvercove beck to reach the footpath to Ennerdale water and the track back to the carpark. Thirteen mile in Five and half hours. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 05/12/2022 |
A very wet and windy walk to Lingmell, via Irish Bridge, from YHA Ennerdale. Pleased to meet tomd4 at Youth Hostel. | RobB | 12/10/2022 |
From Ennerdale, car park closed for 3 weeks due to tree felling,parked on the verge, with Andy. | colinfielding | 03/10/2022 |
From Bowness Knott, CP was closed but verge parking for 3 cars. Clear but difficult path up and down. With Colin. | Andrew Pearson | 03/10/2022 |
From Bowness, Ennerdale. 
17 km, 1100 m asc. 
East along the valley track and across Char Dub and Woundell Beck. S up the bridleway and E when leave the forest to follow the ridge over Lingmell summit and cross Low Beck to tackle the SE ridge to Steeple summit. Up to Scoat Fell summit then W over Middle Scoat Fell and Great Scoat Fell (Sy) tops and along the Ennerdale Fence to Haycock and Caw Fell summits. Back down the N ridge to the footbridge over Silvercove Beck and back by the valley track. 
Warm, breezy and misty on the tops. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720301005546 | SalmonJoe | 01/08/2022 |
After Steeple, diverted off Long Crag to pick up this well situated top | trimarc2 | 27/07/2022 |
From overnight at the Wasdale Head Inn back to Ennerdale via Illgill Head, Whin Rigg, Glade How, Seatallan, High Pikehow, Haycock, Tewit How and Lingmell. 10hr solo. Perfectly clear blue skies. Descent down to Ennerdale felt tough after this. | Fionalevey | 06/03/2022 |
From CP at Bleach Green NY085153, PFPs to NY081150, whence FP climbs steadily ESE to Crag Fell. Descent SSE to FC track through Black Pots bog then along wall SE to Iron Crag, Caw fell, Little Gowder Crag, Haycock. Descent via Tewit How, then along irksome stony PFP along SW shore of Ennerdale Water. | Isbjorn | 11/02/2022 |
The final one save for Pillar Rock. | peterh | 23/01/2022 |
From Ennerdale car park. Solo. Round Two of Birketts. | Dangerous Dave | 20/12/2021 |
Bowness Knott > Lingmell > Tewit How > Haycock > Little Gowder Crag > Caw Fell > Bowness Knott. Solo walk. Roasting hot day, really busy at Car Park and Lake but quiet on the fells. | johnkaysleftleg | 17/07/2021 |
Took advantage of a drizzly day to bag this odd one from Bowness Knott car park. Damp and midgy and a steep climb up a rough path. Some paths closed for forestry work. | BURGESS | 10/06/2021 |
Cracking day on the hills round starting at Bowness car park Ennerdale.Lingmell,Long Crag,Steeple,Scoat Fell,Haycock,Little Gowder Crag,Caw,Iron Crag and Tewitt How.In the revised Wainright states the path from near Haycock to Tewit How shown on OS maps does not exist.Well we found it.Great day out. | jocks1 | 31/08/2020 |
walk-haycock | babsjess | 08/07/2020 |
On the way to Steeple | tomd4 | 01/06/2020 |
From Bowness Knot car park | Slash3 | 15/09/2019 |
From Ennerdale, a long day. Lingmell- Long Crag- Steeple- Scoat Fell-Middle Scoat Fell- Great Scoat Fell- Haycock- Caw Fell- Little Gowder Crag- Iron Crag | Wayne Mac | 29/06/2019 |
Descending from Tewit How. Path seems to go this way now. Not that it is a very good path! With Bryher. | jenx | 18/06/2019 |
Lingmell, Long Crag, Steeple, Middle Scoat Fell, Great Scoat Fell, Haycock, Tewit How | keithouk | 16/02/2019 |
From car park N side Ennerdale Water. Good track. On to Boat How. | jonglew | 30/01/2019 |
From Long crag. Stopped for a snack and stripped off for the ascent to Tewit How. | Wycombe Wanderer | 29/09/2018 |
GL3D control placing | Littledave | 07/05/2018 |
From Ennerdale water a round of Bowness Knott, Brown How, Herdus, Gale Fell, Little Dodd and Lingmell. | rhalstead | 31/03/2018 |
Free car park at Bowness Knott - Track up Ennerdale & across bridges over the R. Lisa & Woundell Beck - After crossing Woundell Beck continued E. along track for about 200yd - Just before metal gate & cattle grid turned right & up good path alongside fence to Birkett’s cairn & then SE to nearby summit rock. (PM CM) | gerrybowes | 10/10/2017 |
Parked at Bowness, crossed the Char Dub at the 1st bridge, then over the Silvercove Beck at the bridge , kept the river on our left for 100 metres and then headed up the ride south. Good underfoot despite the wet conditions. Just over 3 hours with GB and CM. | bolton | 10/10/2017 |
With PM & GB. | CJM | 10/10/2017 |
Lingmell (Ennerdale) - Long Crag - Steeple - Middle Scoat Fell - Scoat Fell - Black Crag (Pillar) - Pillar - Pisgah (Pillar Rock) - White Pike from GR: NY 14198 14113 | ronaldo333 | 16/06/2017 |
Last in Birkett-Synge clearing round From Tewit How. Goodish path along forest fence but fighr to get down to track (up to Scarth Gap. Agree, the boulder looks higher (when at the boulder and from the other tops). | Eddie | 10/09/2016 |
Afternoon Brisk walk / Jog from Ennerdale YHA, taking in Iron Crag , Caw Fell, Little Gowder, Haycock and Tewitt Howe. I got a bit carried away... | Shutterlag | 16/06/2016 |
From Bowness Knott cp. Grisly path up firebreak. Visited boulder summit as well as cairn. Very sad to see all the dead & dying larches from Phytophthorum Ramorum fungus. | ngthack | 10/01/2016 |
With Jenx on her penultimate Birkett. From CP at Bowness Knott with Beth and Chris. Tracks most of way to woods, then a poor path up the firebreak line, churned up by cattle. Water wash and mud through rain made it worse, hoping the final hill is better than this one! | nordicstar | 07/11/2015 |
Bowness Knott car park > Lingmell (revisit) > Long Crag. Wall to wall sunshine. If you find a GPS device, it's mine! | Aye Jimmy | 01/10/2015 |
Last of 5 unclimbed Birketts mopped up in Ennerdale | robert | 08/09/2015 |
Ennerdale Lake - Steeple - Scoat Fell - Haycock - Caw Fell - Ennerdale Lake | mnph | 11/08/2015 |
Birkett 3 | Dave Geere | 11/07/2015 |
Black Sail to Ennerdale. | chrisj1965 | 29/05/2015 |
Walked Up From Ennerdale Water | iannotts | 24/05/2015 |
With Hilary on route to Steeple | Aimless Rambler | 04/05/2015 |
Ian | Dazza | 25/04/2015 |
A walk from Bowness Knott and back..around 3hours | Havenchris | 12/09/2014 |
Foresty Car Park Bowness Knotts Char Dub Bridge Lingmell Plantation Lingmell Lingmell Plantation Char Dub Bridge Foresty Car Park Bowness Knotts | Andy Hirst | 05/09/2014 |
With Jo, walk from Bowness Knott cp: track then steep path onto Lingmell (Ennerdale) and then path to Long Crag. Returning through plantations to Memorial fb then track pass Gillerthwaite. Weather; generally sunny, light breeze, warm, good visibility. | amblerbob | 17/07/2014 |
With Dominic, Damian, Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel, Alfie & Clare. | Dangerous Dave | 12/07/2014 |
bagged on way back from Scafell | WYNIR0 | 07/08/2013 |
On its own | ronaldo333 | 13/04/2013 |