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Name: | Dacre Bank |
Hill number: | 7908 |
Height: | 302m / 991ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2583 Great Mell Fell |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Eden (Carlisle) |
Class: | Tump (300-399m), Synge (Tu,3,Sy) |
Grid ref: | NY 45108 27588 |
Summit feature: | small mound on W side of wall |
Drop: | 40m |
Col: | 262m NY440274 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
Observations: | limestone outcrop 180m SSE at NY 45162 27420 is as high |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 76 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
As others, gate off A66 after walking from Dacre road, pleasant views, a few strange looks from cars passing by, if only they knew how mad we are bagging these | matty1971b | 24/03/2024 |
As others, gate off A66 after walking from Dacre road. A short cut back possible due to half height break in wall but don't rely on making it worse- expect a repair. With Pete | pwheeler | 12/03/2024 |
From the minor road to Dacre park on the verge then walk back to the A66 and keep to the left continue on the verge to the first gate, go into the field and follow the wall up to the corner this is the top | smocks and denims | 12/09/2023 |
Room to park at the start on the left of the lane to Dacre. Pleasant view south from the summit. | JohnW | 10/05/2023 |
From gate on A66 to field corner | cjo | 05/02/2023 |
Parked Dacre side road, though verge is solid by Z bend signs on dual carriageway. Up field to wall corner, high point in next field and rocky outcrop SE. | Minto | 01/01/2023 |
From minor road to east. Along A66 to gate at far end of top field. | chrisbien | 26/11/2022 |
From the minor road to the east, visited both areas. | robertphillips | 02/07/2022 |
Easy bag with Andy from side road | colinfielding | 22/06/2021 |
On the way home after bagging a few outliers. With Colin. | Andrew Pearson | 22/06/2021 |
Another pointless summit. Why include on the list? | CraigDring | 28/06/2020 |
As others, parked on side road, walked out to A66, up to first gate them up the field to summit corner and over the wall stile in corner. | nickywood1 | 21/06/2020 |
Up from junction again, back cross silaged/cleared field using gates | nordicstar | 20/05/2020 |
Parked up the Dacre road then walked back to A66. Along to gate and easy up to top. | IWC | 26/07/2019 |
Parked up the Dacre road then walked back to A66. Along to gate and easy up to top. | jenx | 31/01/2019 |
Twilight stroll from east to end a good day. | Wycombe Wanderer | 09/12/2018 |
Emerged from the Dacre road on to the A66 and waited for a long gap in the westbound traffic. When a space appeared, drove out and pulled on to the verge 100m along the road alongside a gate. Over the gate and under 5 minutes return to the top. | moorsman | 09/05/2018 |
Walked along A66 then over gate into field. Broken wall next to small tree gives access to high point west of wall. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 18/11/2017 |
From road to the E; couple of stone walls to negotiate. Top on W side of the second one. | jonglew | 19/07/2017 |
R Trev average lump in a field! | Richard Tait | 02/06/2017 |
From right of way to S, visited S top first, then used stile in dip to reach N top on W side of wall. Descended N (crossing wall) to A66 | AlanD | 01/01/2017 |
Up from the gate by the A66, repeat | nordicstar | 11/12/2016 |
Up from the Dacre Road end bus stop, 5 mins to summit, then onwards SE to Hutton. | Eddie | 17/11/2016 |
From E. Parking problematic. Both summits | jimbloomer | 03/10/2016 |
Dacre Bank | ronaldo333 | 07/08/2016 |
Up pleasant pasture from gate to NE on Dual Carriageway | GordonAdshead | 07/11/2015 |
Exactly same routine as Aye Jimmy. | Crib Goch | 30/05/2015 |
Parked at Dacre turn-off from A66. Followed tree line next to road W to gate then up field. Summit over wall to W. Then drove to Brownhow Hill area, too much farming activity so gave it a miss. | Aye Jimmy | 15/03/2015 |
What he said. | Martin R | 26/12/2014 |
No.645 - but why? | peebs | 07/10/2014 |
As below but didn't run. Summit probably west side of wall. | destaylor | 30/05/2014 |
Parked at A66 turn to Dacre. Ran back west to gate and easily up hl to top. Summit appears to be other side of stone wall. Good surface and run back. | nordicstar | 28/10/2013 |
With Jo, from Dacre, stroll up road to Dacre Bank, returning same way. Weather; overcast, cool breeze, very good visibility. | amblerbob | 16/04/2012 |
Parked down side road -walked along side of busy / noisy A66 then up fields to top.Solo trip out from 'Sunnybank' cottage. In the same week we visited the office of Thermafleece in Dacre who make insulation out of sheep wool. | Chris Pearson | 25/05/2007 |
SteveG | 12/06/2023 | |
Michael Hood | 08/04/2022 | |
RobB | 01/12/2021 | |
Scott Morley 86 | 20/03/2021 | |
conanharrod | 27/11/2020 | |
amblemark | 19/11/2020 | |
Jill Robertson | 20/05/2020 | |
Dusty | 07/02/2020 | |
PaulineC | 26/07/2019 | |
DARRENG | 29/03/2019 | |
PeteN | 13/02/2019 | |
AdyGray | 21/07/2018 | |
henrybuckets | 01/04/2018 | |
DC11main | 18/01/2018 | |
maknipe | 08/01/2018 | |
Derek_Snaith | 25/08/2017 |