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Name:Bye Common
Hill number:17933
Height:366m / 1201ft
Parent (Ma):2889  Dunkery Beacon
RHB Section:41: South Central England
County/UA:Somerset
Hill area:Exmoor
Catchment:Exe
Class:Tump (300-399m)
(Tu,3)
Grid ref:SS 88056 35766
Summit feature:no feature: pasture
Drop:38m
Col:328m  SS871355  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 181
(1:25k) OL9E
Observations:ground near fence 80m W at SS 88050 35760 may be as high
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 32 users)ByDate of Ascent
Took a pee in the direction of the Johnson farm.Martin R20/02/2024
From Ash Lanerfoster21/10/2023
Flatgrass, modern plastic water tank on northside of hedgecjo07/04/2023
North up the row to sw then e to summit.clivevilla09/07/2022
Parked to SW, near start of ROW. Quick up and down.PGCE10/12/2021
Short walk along bridleway to levelish, indistinct summit in sheep pasture in moonlight. Parking possible on verge.Denise 26/10/2020
Parking on Ash Lane on steep grassy verge at start of bridleway. Levelish summit pasture, views down into Curr Cleave.RichardM26/10/2020
Parked to the SW, up BW then east to HPfosal2902/08/2019
Parking on wide stretch of road at start of bw to south. Early morning gallop for three thoroughbreds on the summit pastures. Evidently the farm in the valley to the north is owned by the Johnson family (of Boris fame.). Still, the scenery is beautiful.Campbell Singer12/04/2019
Sheep, lambs, horses.Barbara Singer12/04/2019
From SW, up BW then east to HP. Nearby enbankment was higher but man made.PeterD27/06/2018
8/8 (Willet Hill/Willet Hill North Top/Elworthy Barrows/Kings Wood Hill(Chidgley Hill)/Ley Hill/Road Hill/Withypool Hill/Bye Commons)Fergalh17/12/2017
Same as jonglewDusty15/02/2017
Parking by the gate at the start of the bridleway from the west. Follow the fenceline up as far as the first fence. Follow the waymarks across easy (cow filled) pastureland to the summit.moorsman14/06/2016
Parking on wide roadside verge at SS 87743 35490. RoW to HP in sheep pasture, approx 30m to N of path.jonglew04/04/2016
Loop of Winsford Hill and Bye Common from Winsford village.davidpettit8407/11/2015
From SW, RoW; summit N side of hedgebankRHW03/04/2015
Parked on low grass embankment adjacent to gate at SS 87716 35515. Bridleway to featureless summit.David Gradwell25/10/2011
Halfdecent25/10/2023
Matt01/07/2022
Adrian12/09/2020
isabelle07/06/2020
andrew brown10/11/2018
Rockdoctor09/07/2018
stevent080931/12/2016
nicolajane16/10/2014
jimbloomer26/02/2014
Moorponder19/08/2012
Edwin Gradwell25/10/2011
George Gradwell25/10/2011
andrew.allum01/01/2000
IainT26/11/1998