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Name: | Freebrough Hill |
Hill number: | 16880 |
Height: | 250m / 820ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2832 Gisborough Moor |
RHB Section: | 37: The River Tees to The Wash |
County/UA: | Redcar and Cleveland |
Catchment: | Minor Rivers only (South) |
Class: | Tump (200-299m) (Tu,2) |
Grid ref: | NZ 68970 12654 |
Summit feature: | no feature |
Drop: | 44m |
Col: | 206m NZ689123 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 94 (1:25k) OL26N |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
N.B. Some hill summits are on private property or on land where there is no public right of way. Permission should be sought from the landowner where access to a hill summit is through private land.
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 40 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
through gate and quick up and down | grumpy | 09/01/2023 |
What's that! I thought as I drove along the A171. Then I realised it was, of course, the hill I was looking for. | Wycombe Wanderer | 15/10/2022 |
Ya 3 of 5 on 22 mile bike ride. Saw the previous posts about asking farmers permission. I never saw no farmer so ditched the bike over fence and a nice but steep ascent to the top | The-Z-Man | 18/07/2021 |
Freebrough Hill from GR: NZ 69133 12713. Access with permission from the Farm. NB the correct farm is Freebrough Farm, the lady would appreciate if people asked in advance (no dogs on the grazing field) | ronaldo333 | 14/11/2020 |
Freebrough Hill from GR: NZ 69133 12713. Access with permission from the Farm. | Hippster | 14/11/2020 |
Parked on verge of track to Dimmingdale Farm.Walked from south in a spiral fashion up to obvious summit plateau. Great views all around. | Argentum66 | 20/04/2019 |
Sought permission at Dirringdale Farm. Pleasant lady explained that it was not her farm but the actual farmer was usually happy to grant access so just go ahead. Great viewpoint and interesting settlement tucked in on east side. | Campbell Singer | 08/08/2018 |
Climbed with permission of farmer. Parked opposite field entrance and yomped to top. Fabulous views from top | Ramblingpaul | 09/05/2018 |
Glorious and surprising little cone... Disturbed a few sheep and lambs who'd settled to sleep on its upper slopes | vegibagger | 19/04/2018 |
Dog left in car due to sheep with new lambs in the field, car parked at track entrance near the gate. Quick up and down followed by lots of sheep - probably thought I was there to feed them. | maknipe | 08/04/2018 |
Drove past this hill yesterday - what a stunningly perfect shape. Today the cloud was down, but still worth a toddle up its E face, from Dimmingdale Rd. | jonglew | 12/03/2018 |
Cool and clear at 8 am. | Dugswell2 | 26/11/2017 |
12.7 mile walk taking in Siss Cross Hill, Freebrough Hill and Airy Hill. Freebrough Hill approached from south, easy ascent from wooden fence to southern flank of the hill. Lumpy just below the top. | mrs_ts7 | 23/09/2017 |
Same route as AJ. Quick ascent, Sheep in field. | PeterD | 07/04/2017 |
Not climbed this yet, but must do, because it is mentioned in Graeme Miles's song, Running Fox | IanHHill | 10/10/2016 |
Solo. En route from Scarborough to Commondale for the ascent of Gisborough Moor, I saw this little conical hill and thought it worthy of ascent. Parked near a gate a short distance down a minor road to east. Sign seemed more about denying liability rather than denying access. Takes only a short time. | pwbellarby | 24/09/2016 |
Quick stroll up this unusual little hill en route to a holiday near Whitby. | citygent | 09/09/2016 |
Accommodation- one m or two? A pity the pub sign writer didn't know before producing the lovely big sign at the main road junction to N. Sadly made more obvious by the hand painted addition in green paint of the missing m and an arrow to show where it should go ! A lovely little conical hill with Darren to start the day's bagging after a camp by the roadside on the moors. The influence of being in Captain Cook country yesterday lingered as from on top we spied (even without a telescope) 'new land' in a possible new Tump bing at Kilton Mine 4km off to to the north. Later we went to find, measure, and climb it, and even met the local natives (a man with a strong local accent walking his dog) | Chris Pearson | 28/07/2016 |
Route as other 3 ascensionists. Easy tick for a very pleasant little hill. | ngthack | 24/02/2016 |
Very distinctive hill seen from A171. Parked at side of lane to NE, opposite gate with 'Private Land' notice. Over gate and up hill, grassy summit ridge. | Aye Jimmy | 01/06/2014 |
From NE, walked track S then crossed fence where convenient gap in barbed wire. No sign of the Dangerous Cattle, descended direct to gate. | RHW | 09/11/2013 |
All the access points (gates etc) are padlocked and topped with barbed wire. These are then enhanced with warning notices about man-eating sheep and bulls. As a law abiding, non trespassing citizen I felt so unwelcome that I left. 
 
However, had I climbed the hill I would have found plenty of roadside parking to the north alongside the minor road heading towards Moorsholm. I would then have walked down the Dimmingsdale road, passing the first gate, as far as the place where the ridge reaches the road. Here I would have climbed the fence and then made the short climb to the top in under 5 minutes. I would then head straight down towards the first gate and climb over it. A total time of under 10 minutes (I estimate). | moorsman | 07/09/2013 |
Tony S | 29/09/2023 | |
daveyf2001 | 17/07/2023 | |
Ben Rinnes | 29/01/2023 | |
matty1971b | 12/06/2022 | |
Tricky | 16/05/2022 | |
BaggerGutt | 20/12/2021 | |
jimbloomer | 20/04/2021 | |
timus | 22/03/2021 | |
andrew brown | 01/10/2020 | |
Steve Q | 09/09/2020 | |
holtsd | 01/03/2020 | |
Adrian | 23/07/2019 | |
carole engel | 26/12/2018 | |
Andy West | 28/04/2018 | |
mae | 12/07/2017 | |
Martin R | 24/01/2017 | |
GordonAdshead | 11/05/2016 | |
Sherlock | 07/11/2009 | |
IainT | 03/02/2004 |