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Name:Castle Point
Hill number:18887
Height:103m / 338ft
Parent (Ma):2881  Brown Willy
RHB Section:40: Cornwall & Devon
County/UA:Cornwall
Catchment:Minor Rivers only (South)
Class:Tump (100-199m)
(Tu,1)
Grid ref:SX 14544 97672
Summit feature:no feature: ground on cliff top
Drop:31m
Col:72m  SX149976  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 190
(1:25k) 111
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 26 users)ByDate of Ascent
Walkers parking area a bit before the church, RoW leads down through church grounds, across stream and steeply up to coastal ridge, then W along ridge... then the fun begins - dense blackthorn, unpleasant to wade through, but wade through a bagger must to access the summit.jonglew17/07/2023
During day 7 of my 31 day hike around the SWCP.fosal2905/05/2022
From Crackington Haven along SWCP. The last bit was horrendous through the Blackthorn.PeterD27/09/2020
Visited while walking from Boscastle to Bude on the SWCP. Not as straightforward as I hoped.rhalstead01/02/2020
The innocent- looking OS map hides a vicious mat of blackthorn ( sloe) which aggressively defends this tump like any castle should. Further excitement offered by blackthorn cornice along ridgeline. Possibly one of the worst vegetation thrashes I have ever tumped, albeit only for 30 m or so , once you ascend from the coastal path. The least awful approach is from the west, as soon as the path levels. This route is initially over gorse; unusually that is better than the bramble entwined blackthorn. Thick gloves, trousers and secateurs recommended! Large pay and display carpark in Crackington Haven with nice pub or free winter parking on road behind pub. We found someone's sun hat- obviously the thought of retrieval was considered worse than its loss !Denise 22/10/2018
Thought this was going to be an easy one, little did we know. Path traverses ~20m S of the ridge line the intervening ground a mass of interlocking 1.2m tall Blackthorn with a few brambles thrown in for good measure. The few patches of gorse offer relief! I ascend from the W taking care not to fall through the steep vegetated N edge of the hill. A few nice ferns grow under the Blackthorn. On descent to Crackington Haven we pass a couple racing up the path hopeful of watching a simultaneous sun set and moon rise - I guess it takes all sorts!RichardM22/10/2018
Wonderfully awful! RHW is right re. the last 40m of purgatory. I dressed for battle with extra padding down trousers and held onto Darren behind for support to force a way through the dense woody stemmed blackthorn shrubs which were worse than the gorse which is saying something. Had to be careful not to fall through the vegetation cornice hanging over the steep cliff edge at the top. Should have asked to borrow that King Arthur suit of armour from Tintagel. Will be surprised if this summit ever gets any repeat ascents? Crackington Haven below has a pebble theft problem - with over-keen geologists helping themselves as it's a geology hot spot. Signs up warning of fines - it made national headlines this week when one collector drove hundreds of miles back to return pebbles to avoid a fine! We were almost back at St Genny's after 12 k coast walk from Widemouth Bay with L and Darren. Subsequently kindly posted my dropped sun hat (used as padding) found by Denise!Chris Pearson20/08/2018
From S, Crackington, £0.80 for an hour just enough. 40m of purgatory on W ridge, chest high at clifftop highpoint. Sunny breezy morning and great stretch of coastRHW13/05/2017
Prickly, wild, windy and wet.Dugswell229/06/2016
Attractive narrow ridge when viewed from a distance. The SW Coast Path passes 5 to 10 metres below the crest of the ridge, which is covered by a thicket of buckthorn, gorse and bramble. Summit ridge is fairly level, and the high point difficult to identify under the thick vegetation, but maps suggest the summit is towards the western end of the ridge. Very uncomfortable access from the west. The continuation along the ridge was a serious mistake.Coiruisg04/03/2015
On SW Coast Pathnickywood116/10/2014
Ascended as part of the SWCP on a very sunny dayLou11/01/2014
Had to be careful. Wind was blowing so hard the dogs could barely keep their feet...let alone us.Dusty03/11/2005
Joel45128/06/2023
mae01/10/2019
David S05/05/2019
Lesley Atchison20/08/2018
hillplodder02/07/2017
dave g29/05/2017
poppiesrara19/03/2017
Berkscire87403/05/2004
amblemark15/04/2004
MM27/07/2003
raymondwilkes07/04/1996
IainT21/05/1992
Moorponder25/07/1984
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