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Name:Three Gates Hill
Hill number:5404
Height:286m / 938ft
Parent (Ma):2889  Dunkery Beacon
RHB Section:40: Cornwall & Devon
County/UA:Devon
Catchment:Exe
Class:Hump, Tump (200-299m), Clem
(Hu,Tu,2,Cm)
Grid ref:SS 98121 19198
Summit feature:ground 15m from S hedge in field behind mast
Drop:123m
Col:163m  ST027229  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 181
(1:25k) 114N
Observations:ground 50m E at SS 98171 19185 near water butt c.5m E of corner of 4 fields is just lower
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 56 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Parked at weather radar. Walked back to crossroads into fields via gates to search for a flat field for a high point.N.Morters01/07/2023
Parked by weather radar. Over hedge bank to high point in flat field!cjo06/04/2023
Parked at end of wood to NE, gate into pasture with sheep, then open gate into summit pasture and HP.PeterD12/10/2022
A really uninspiring hill. And this is a Hump. The Tumps hereby must be awful.Minto30/06/2022
Parked tight against wall on E. side of crossroads at SS 9796 1929 - Over gate & along edge of field towards the Met Office radar before heading S. across pasture to the high point. (S)gerrybowes11/05/2021
Parked in lane to the west over gate in to field and no more fences or gates encountered. Easy.clivevilla11/11/2017
W Jenx and Bryher. Parked at entrance to compound, interesting golf ball, walls hard to get over w vegetation, went further down lane 100m to West and gate into pasture field allows access to highpoint area, all pretty flat thoughnordicstar05/10/2017
Mundane HuMP visited in twilight.Alex C17/06/2016
Quick one from Radar stationrhalstead16/01/2016
SheepMark Sims15/10/2015
Parked in entrance to the wood by the cross roads. The field was now full of stubble turnips which were being grazed by very muddy sheep. one of the sheep had a terrible cough - I knew how it felt. Farmer turned up to move the electric fence so a quick exit was required.Herbert Anchovy04/03/2015
quick hop up from road easy bag behind ball on stick !Fergalh05/12/2014
Approached from lane to West - along field edge and over gate to summit.Chris Peart11/06/2014
Shillingford to Tiverton. Hunt was out so local lanes very busy.Smudge13/10/2012
Galltywenallt02/07/2012
As per Des - no cows.chrisbien21/05/2012
As Des...top near gate junction by water container then off to bag trig at Huntsham Castle.Dugswell218/03/2012
Parked in narrow lane to N. Over an iron gate over two grass fields to a radar dome on a tower. Dull. Flat.arranc17/02/2012
park by the gate to the west as its the only way in.DARRENG20/05/2011
Parked at gate by junction to the West at crossroads. Easy stroll across pasture.destaylor10/12/2010
After 4 hour very wet outing on South Dartmoor in heavy rain then a long drive to Exmoor (for Darren)for a dry evening of mostly drive by bagging of Clems , Humps and 400m tops. Weather radar on top of this one. I got stung by nettles squeezing under fence.Chris Pearson11/08/2010
Exciting top!! A domed field with docile cows in it.signyred02/06/2010
pasture; no +/- view. from gate E of weather radar dome RHW07/06/2003
Halfdecent24/10/2023
Dusty06/09/2023
Tom Mundell28/12/2022
Matt17/07/2022
abbo000126/01/2022
Tricky17/06/2021
mntainman18/01/2020
Ben Rinnes17/07/2019
Kiltie10/10/2017
jenx05/10/2017
carole engel05/05/2017
PGCE25/03/2017
RobertP18/10/2015
Campbell Singer13/01/2015
nicolajane13/10/2014
iaindbrown24/09/2014
Alan Whatley06/06/2013
chalky195324/03/2013
jimbloomer16/03/2013
Colin Crawford11/03/2013
Isambard06/02/2013
jonglew05/09/2012
GaryJones01/07/2012
AndyS11/11/2011
mae10/10/2011
Sherlock24/08/2011
andrew brown20/05/2011