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Name: | Four Stones Hill |
Hill number: | 3850 |
Height: | 415m / 1362ft |
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: | Eden (Carlisle) |
Class: | Birkett, Synge (B,Sy) |
Grid ref: | NY 49162 16247 |
Summit feature: | a few stones on rock |
Drop: | 15m |
Col: | 400m NY491163 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
Observations: | rock 5m NE is lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 226 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Burnbanks-Pinnacle Howe-Little Birkhouse Hill-Four Stones Hill-Bampton Fell-Low Kop back to Burnbanks along Haweswater 
great day, dry, sun and inversion, great route round | matty1971b | 06/01/2024 |
Bampton -> Pinnacle Howe -> Little Birkhouse Hill -> Four Stones Hill -> Bampton Fell -> Low Kop -> The Hause -> Bampton | briandiggle | 28/08/2023 |
From Burnbanks onto Low Kop. Down via Measand Beck and path along Haweswater | PeteF | 06/08/2023 |
From Bampton Grange. 
12 km, 500 m asc. 
Along the road toHungerhill and the footpath to Drybarrows and the summits of Pinnacle Howe, Little Birkhouse Hill and Four Stones Hill. 
W up to Bampton Fell and Low Kop. Back NE by the Hause, Moorahill Farm, High Hullockhowe and the Withnail Phone Box. 
Warm, dry. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720309628220 | SalmonJoe | 08/07/2023 |
After Bampton Fell. | PGCE | 28/01/2023 |
From just before the bridge where i left the bike take the path up along side the waterfalls to the next bridge, cross and follow one of the many paths to the top. | smocks and denims | 18/05/2022 |
Parked at Burnbanks, then walked a circuit of Pinnacle Howe, Little Birkhouse Hill, Four Stones Hill, Bampton Common, Low Kop, High Kop, Red Crag (on the west side of the fence), Raven Howe (on the west side of the wall), High Raise, Low Raise and Castle Crag (awkward descent). The return along the reservoir path seemed to take forever, but this was a good outing. | oldbagger27 | 10/02/2022 |
Second Birkett of the day. Good views, although I note the large edition Birketts hills I have mentions good views of Ullswater - I think not. | Walker Dan | 11/01/2022 |
Pinnacle Howe - Bampton Fell - Four Stones Hill (had to go back for this) - Low Kop - Low Raise - Castle Crag. From Burnbanks | tomd4 | 10/05/2021 |
Birketts second round. With Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 09/05/2021 |
North Side of Haweswater from the minor road: visiting Pinnacle Howe, Little Birkhouse Hill, Four Stones Hill, Bampton Common, Low Kop. 8km with 440m ascent in 2h 20m. | silveracorn_alan | 21/04/2021 |
From Burnbanks, exploring the tops on Brampton Common. Snow above 400m. Clear and dry. With B and R. | jenx | 01/01/2021 |
Circuit of hills above Haweswater Reservoir starting and finishing at Mardale Carpark. Kidsty Pike, Rampsgill Head, High Raise (High Street),Low Raise, Raven Howe, Red Crag, Wether Hill (x2), High Kop, Low Kop, Bampton Fell (Bampton Common) and Four Stones Hill. | BobHancock | 12/09/2020 |
With Sue and NB from Burnbanks, Pinnacle Fell, Lt Birkhouse Hill, Four Stones Hill, Bampton Fell and Low Kop return alongside Haweswater. Warmest day out for us this year 31deg. | Frank | 11/08/2020 |
From Burnbanks for a round of Low Kop, Bampton Fell, Four Stones Hill and Pinnacle Howe. | rhalstead | 27/12/2019 |
A Circuit of five minor hills from Burnbanks returning alongside Haweswater Reservoir. | Fisky Boy | 13/09/2019 |
With Fisky Boy | Brenda Cloke | 13/09/2019 |
A GOOD FORECAST SO WENT FOR A BIG ONE ABOVE MARDALE WITH A WILD CAMP. FROM ROAD NEAR LITTLEWATER ALONG FOOTPATH THEN EXCELLENT TRACK UP TO THE HIGH STREET ROMAN ROAD, NIPPING OFF TO BAG PINNACLE HOWE, FOUR STONES HILL, BAMPTON FELL AND LOW KOP. THEN TOOK IN RED CRAG AND OUT TO LOW RAISE AND CAMPED IN SHELTERED HOLLOW ON RIDGE S.E. OF SUMMIT. GREAT VIEWS ALL DAY. | BURGESS | 18/07/2019 |
White Knott, Arthur's Pike, Bonscale Pike, Swarth Fell, Loadpot Hill, Wether Hill, Low Kop, Bampton Fell, Four Stones Hill, Little Birkhouse Hill, Pinnacle Howe, Knotts | keithouk | 21/04/2019 |
Bob & Duke Saturday 6th/10/10/2018 Z 1406 hrs. | DukeNukem | 06/10/2018 |
with Pup | Littledave | 03/02/2018 |
Parked at Burnbanks for loop of minor hills. Lovely walk back alongside Haweswater reservoir. | Jhimmy | 03/12/2017 |
Short round of 5 Birketts and Synges from Burnbanks. From Little Birkhouse Hill and on to Bampton Fell. Wet and windy. | jonglew | 13/10/2017 |
from burnbanks | bardolph | 23/09/2017 |
From Little Birkhouse Hill. On to Bampton Fell. | Wycombe Wanderer | 09/07/2017 |
The 3rd top of a Birkett bagging trip from parking area opposite the phone box in Burnbanks. Started with Pinnacle Howe & finished on Castle Crag, bagging 7 Birketts & 3 Synges along the way. Apart from a tussocky descent to Castle Crag, good paths & tracks for much of the way. (PM) | gerrybowes | 07/06/2017 |
3rd of the day. Onto Bampton Common next. With GB. | bolton | 07/06/2017 |
With G from Bampton > Pinnacle Howe via Drybarrows > Little Birkhouse Hill > Four Stones Hill > Bampton Fell > Low Kop > High Kop > Wether Hill > Loadpot Hill > Bampton via The Pen | RT1970 | 22/05/2017 |
From car park in Burnbanks by Telephone Box took lane up through wood then then through first gate onto open hillside bearing right on track.Good tracks to Pinnacle Howe,Four Stones Hill and Bampton Fell. | dgresty | 08/03/2017 |
From Little Birkhouse Hill. On to Bampton Fell. Caught up with a body who had just visited. Said he was just on a wander with no list. Talked more than I do. Honest. | Eddie | 05/02/2017 |
3rd of 4 this morning solo walk | colinfielding | 30/12/2016 |
Pleasant morning ramble over hills of Bampton Common, north of Haweswater. Pinnacle Howe - Little Birkhouse Hill - FOUR STONES HILL - Bampton Common - Low Kop. Parked on Drybarrows lane at NY 50646 17303 but only really enough space for my little Jazz! | citygent | 01/12/2016 |
CJ BW MJ KJ SW JW | chrisj1965 | 28/02/2016 |
Rain,wind and more rain navigation terrible. | jocks1 | 22/01/2016 |
With Bev, Emma and Jim | simon and co | 08/08/2015 |
fa, 4 in party, club meet, breezy with the odd spot of rain, 8.8km, round from burnbanks cp along haweswater track, row by stream, low kop, back to col, bampton common top, four stones, little birches hill, next col and straight down to the track (path through the ferns) | rum doodle | 17/07/2015 |
Great views down Haweswater from the top. Had been cloudy earlier on, but all the cloud had lifted by this point. | Si's 2nd round | 04/04/2015 |
Birkett 3 | Dave Geere | 08/03/2015 |
Birkett walk LOA4 (plus Little Birkhouse Hill)on sunny,hazy day ,but with cool wind on tops.With Oscar. | catman | 15/02/2015 |
With Catman. | oscarrosie | 15/02/2015 |
From Little Birkhouse on way to High Kop. Small cairn on rock, more than four stones though. Passed two standing stones on way to next hill, Bampton Fell. | Aye Jimmy | 23/11/2014 |
Climbed from Burnbanks in a round of 4 unclimbed Birketts | robert | 18/09/2014 |
R | Richard Tait | 09/07/2014 |
Started along the Drybarrow Road at 850 feet. Would really suggest that, if you are doing the round of the 5 hills from the same starting point, that these two are taken at the end. Makes the walk much, much easier. | moorsman | 19/06/2014 |
Naddle Gate Burn banks Pinnacle How Fourstones Hill Bampton Fell Low Kop High Kop High Raise Low Raise Long Grain Measand End Naddle Gate | Andy Hirst | 10/06/2014 |
See Pinnacle How. What a lovely top. Be my guest and have a brew stop by the superb cairn below the summit. | iredale | 28/02/2014 |
Easy parking by telephone box in Burnbanks. 3854 3850 3837 3825 a good round. | destaylor | 13/12/2013 |
from Burnbank. | JohnStoneham | 07/10/2013 |
Burnbanks > Bamapton Common > Red Crag > Wether Hill (N) > Wether Hill (W,B) > Loadpot Hill > Low Kop > Bampton Fell > FOUR STONES HILL grassy area with some exposed rock summit marked with 8 small stones! > Pinnacle Howe > Burnbanks | Tony Hartry II | 17/07/2013 |
From Great Birkhouse Hill with Alfie, Coel, Danu, Sail, Evan & Eire. | Dangerous Dave | 09/04/2013 |