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Name: | Whitbarrow - Lord's Seat |
Hill number: | 2697 |
Height: | 215m / 705ft |
RHB Section: | 34D: Southern Cumbria |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Far Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Kent |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (200-299m), Wainwright Outlying Fell, Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,2,WO,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SD 44174 87045 |
Summit feature: | rib of rock 15m SW of large cairn |
Drop: | 184m |
Col: | 31m SD435907 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 97 (1:25k) OL7S |
Observations: | cairn is at SD 44190 87055 |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 560 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Used the parking area a short distance down the track to the right of the entrance to Witherslack school to the SW. Took the obvious path up through the Scar to the summit. Wonderful sunny early Spring morning and good views all round. Solo | richard69 | 06/03/2024 |
Bagged on That's Lyth LDWA Challenge event | dazedemon | 28/01/2024 |
Limited roadside parking near Mill Side, up steeply through Backhouse Wood then lovely walking along the crest to the top. Returned via Anastice and pt.187. Tremendous views of the higher fells. Visited Sizergh Fell on the way back home. | Jake994 | 22/10/2023 |
Up from school, pasted playing field then up steep wooded slopes to gap in boundary wall. Turn left along pleasant graded path which takes a slightly circous roure to memorial cairn. Much easier than the bush wack back to boundary wall on return. | cjo | 03/09/2023 |
With VAR | VIPete28 | 03/05/2023 |
Anastice, Whitbarrow, Yewbarrow, Holme, Newton Fell, Newton Fell South, Ulpha Fell | keithouk | 10/04/2023 |
R That s Lyth 6hr 55 slow! | Richard Tait | 29/01/2023 |
From Witherslack village hall leaving L for her recorder group afternoon (all 30 of them!). Gave me 3 hours for a round of Whitbarrow's 5 tops (P30 & P20's) Intense rainfall for the first hour was so heavy it was enjoyable (from inside my full waterproofs)! Awkward steep ascent avoiding private signs to find marked path onto Farrer's Allotment, then over White Scar (good viewpoint -big cliff below) and winding jog linking grassy bits down to Anastice (used deer track to angle up scree). The rain now stopped but everything running with water and slippery - especially the limestone pavements I crossed, ever so carefully, next up in scaling the wooded lost world of Wakebarrow (p20)- where I came across a flash flood surface stream disappearing down a gurgling swallow hole - before finding a scrambling weakness through the summit crags. Fascinating terrain. V pleased to regain a path on this summit for a jog down. 30 years since I was last up here when marilyns had just been invented. | Chris Pearson | 15/10/2022 |
From Witherslack. Great little hill | Longwojo | 24/09/2022 |
From Witherslack. Once up scarp and through wall, follow FP along edge until it turns towaards large cairn - direct ROW is a myth | henryfm | 13/08/2022 |
from Witherslack Hall with Suk and Richard | prwild | 09/08/2022 |
With Sal. Sad times. | davechaffey | 06/08/2022 |
From Mill Side. Wainwright’s OF route | afoster | 21/05/2022 |
There is a dedicated public parking area if you turn right as you reach the school gates (from the south). This can accommodate about 15 cars, including the ones on the access track. From here a clear track leads across the fields to the end of the football pitch. Over a stile, behind the goals and then uphill to the summit. | moorsman | 18/05/2022 |
From Mill Side with Julia, Oscar and Boris | ytfckent | 17/03/2022 |
Revisit for (ex) trig bolt , which is probably buried under the fancy meml cair. Easy access from SW, P at start of track, a few bonus BMs. Sunny chilly morning, my first time in the North this year | RHW | 26/02/2022 |
R That s Lyth 6hr 14 | Richard Tait | 30/01/2022 |
From millside | philz008 | 16/01/2022 |
good parking and pleasant walk along escarpment | Glenford | 10/10/2021 |
Started from Whitslack Hall School(Oversand School) there is a small carpark to the right of their entrance. A path took us along the cliffs to the left and up a steep but easy path, which continued to the top. We decided to make a loop out of it and continued North West down the hill and walked along the cliffs again back to the car. We found many bushes of sloes, a damson tree and a gentleman with a conservatory full of grapes gave away a few bunches very happily. Good haul on this walk. With the Aberdeen and Shire Hillwalking Club. | tallblond | 02/10/2021 |
With Andy after Anastice. | colinfielding | 08/09/2021 |
From Anastice with Colin. Good views all round. | Andrew Pearson | 08/09/2021 |
A really fantastic top and absolutely stunning weather conditions here today. Whitbarrow, Gummer's How and Grayrigg Forest on a two day backpacking circuit from Oxenholme train station | Alex C | 26/06/2021 |
Came from the lower Anastice summit weather turned on us Freezing rain and gale force winds . Very open to the elements would be a really nice walk on a better day , nice view of Witherslack. | Philposs | 14/03/2021 |
Lovely 12km circular loop from the parking just off the A road with GFE. Views on top so far reaching and surrounding mountains cloaked in snow. ‘Feels like’ temperature at the van was -8 so I’d describe it as ‘pretty flipping cold’ on the top | Fionalevey | 13/02/2021 |
R K stage 2 Furness Way | Richard Tait | 23/11/2020 |
From Witherslack Hall, making a circuit of the escarpment top incorporating Lord’s Seat. I had intended to go to Anastice, but Whitbarrow is so enchanting I shall save it as an excuse to ascend by a different route. | Nick Down1 | 23/10/2020 |
Lovely circular walk from Raven's Lodge farm. Final Wainwright walked on a couple of days away staying in Grange. Weather improved after a horrible wet morning. | Lazylizzie | 04/08/2020 |
With Jules & Heather | Dusty | 01/02/2020 |
With Dusty, Jules and Jill on a circular walk from Mill Side on a mainly dry but windy walk | Grey Hare | 01/02/2020 |
From Mill Side village | RobB | 28/01/2020 |
R Good but bad wether on Whitbarrow 6hr 7 | Richard Tait | 26/01/2020 |
Parked equestrian centre. Straightforward path up and back. | squeegs | 29/09/2019 |
Solo. Parked at the school entrance and followed path to the summit. Some light rain. | mike.hoult | 11/08/2019 |
From Witherslack Hall School, walked Whitbarrow Scar/Lord's Seat, Cartmell Fell/Raven's Fell, to Staveley Fell and returned to Witherslack Hall School. | Walkingmurphy | 28/06/2019 |
From Fell End Farm, up a zig-zag path through the woods to the escarpment ridge. Fascinating landscape, with early purple orchid in profusion. | summitter | 25/04/2019 |
With Carol. Have climbed before, but not logged (e.g. with Martin Cox). From Lyth Valley Hotel. | dabthomas | 09/04/2019 |
With L from Mill Side, very chilly on top | steve_a | 04/04/2019 |
Solo | Vin | 14/03/2019 |
What a lovely ascent through the woods in the warm spring sunshine. I feel a poem coming on strong. | Play2End | 23/02/2019 |
Cartmel Fell Church Hall to Whitebarrow (Lord’s Seat) via Swallow Mire, Pool Bank, High Park Wood and Black Yews Scar. Descent to Witherslack Hall and on to Church Road, Witherslack via Yewbarrow. On to Fern Hill, Bleacrag Road, Holme Road and Back o’ the Fell Road. Climb to Dixon Heights via Tom Tarn. Descent to Low Newton via Buck Crag, on to High Newton. Ascent to High Newton Reservoir and on to Saskills (Newton Fell North). On to Staveley Plantation and ascent of Staveley Fell. Down to Astley’s Plantation and Sow How, round to Raven’s Barrow. Return to start. | raymooremanx | 17/02/2019 |
Revisit with Keith. | Dave Geere | 06/02/2019 |
Started from Mill Side and followed ridge path from the south. Superb walk along the escarpment to the summit cairn. Descended SW through High Crag and Low Crag Wood to Beck Head and the road back to Mill Side | Wayne Mac | 02/02/2019 |
R K That s Lyth good day 6hr 34 | Richard Tait | 27/01/2019 |
Parked by school entrance. Up PROW to Summit. | CJM | 14/01/2019 |
Ruth and Joey the Hound | Gragmole | 16/12/2018 |
Ruth and Joey the Hound | Cragmole | 16/12/2018 |
A day of short walks and drives between Outliers in the company of Parlick and his mrs, Stravaiger. A beautiful day out. | Shutterlag | 03/12/2018 |
From by the school. The start of the path is obvious but then I went wrong. You need to either go diagonally across the football pitch or round two sides to get the diagonally opposite corner. This is important as there is only the one path up the cliffs and I ended up having to beat through woodland to find it because of my error. A lovely hill much better than an average T2. | clivevilla | 05/11/2018 |
Parked at Mill Side, up the front, along the top, Lord's Seat, and dropped down on the Lyth Valley side and the low level route back. | Chipstertrain | 01/11/2018 |