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Name:Great Whinscale
Hill number:3880
Height:427m / 1401ft
Parent (Ma):2643  Harter Fell (Eskdale)
RHB Section:34D: Southern Cumbria
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Southern Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Esk (Ravenglass)
Class:Birkett
(B)
Grid ref:SD 19805 98959
Summit feature:rock
Drop:5m
Col:422m  SD198989  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 96
(1:25k) OL6N
Observations:an alternative location for Birkett's summit is a rock by small cairn at SD 19986 98957
Survey:Abney level
Comments:Summit corresponds to GR and map in Birkett. However the route description suggests the 448m peak at SD199989.
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solo walk with Jessjonsutterby7128/01/2024
Short diversion off route to Crook Crag. Visited both tops.PGCE14/08/2023
A 15.5 mile walk. High Tongue (234m) as a warm up, then Wallowbarrow Crag (292m), Wallowbarrow Heald (371m), Iron Crag (408m), Birker Fell - White How (444m), Great Worm Crag (427m), Birker Fell - Great Crag (333m), Broad Crag - Birker Fell (372m), Green Crag (488m), Crook Crag (469m), Great Whinscale (427m), Dow Crag (404m) and finally Harter Fell (Eskdale) (653m). The cloud was low all day so I'd opted for lower fells which worked well as these were all out of the cloud, except Harter. Harter did dip out a couple of times for photos but it was back in the cloud by the time I arrived. It was a tough going walk, ferns and bogs so quite a demanding day, but nice to explore this area in detail. I had some sun and some showers and some nice views in atmospheric conditions. An odd summit, I visited both possibilities.meltdiceburg12/07/2023
From Eskdale NT Campsite. 17.5 km, 700 m asc. Along the Stanley Force BW to Low Ground and Birkerthwaite. Pathless E to Birker Fell - Great Crag and Broad Crag then S by White Crag to Great Worm Crag. NE to White How and N to Green Crag, Crook Crag, Great Whinscales and Kepple Crags summits. Back by the Penny Hill Peat Road and Doctor Bridge to The Woolpack (pint) and by Christcliff and Paddock Way. Dry, sunny. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720308686220SalmonJoe22/05/2023
Green Crag, Crook Crag, Great Whinscale, Dow Crag, Kepple Crag, Harter Fell, Peathill Crag South Top, Peathill Crag, Hard Knottkeithouk02/10/2022
Parked on the Ulpha to Eskdale Green road near cattle grid at SD185 957. Up track left of Freeze Beck to Great Worm Crag, White How, Green Crag, Crook Crag, Great Whinscale returning via Broad Crag.dgresty21/08/2022
See Kamoot entry for full details/gpx download: https://www.komoot.com/tour/401686977outlawcatcher26/06/2021
Last day of 2 week fine spell forecast so decided to finish the Eskdale fells. From valley path above Doctor Bridge via an excellent path onto Kepple Fell. Intermittent path continued to Great Whinscale and Crook Crag - GPS necessary to determine Great Whinscale summit from Crook Crag outliers. Returned by same route.BURGESS21/06/2021
From 17096 17704 did a round of Great Crag, Broad Crag, Great Worm Crag, Iron Crag, Wallowbarrow Heald, White How, Green Crag, Crook Crag, Great Whinscale, Dow Crag and Kepple Crag. Great and varied walk although the last four miles hurt a lot as I damaged my leg.clivevilla03/06/2021
Revisit with AlexDave Geere14/04/2021
From Devoke water parking area: Great Whinscale, Crook Crag, Green Crag, White Howe, Great Worm Crag, The Pike and Hesk Fell. Very clear day with few walkers about.Lazylizzie13/04/2021
The Harter Fell ridge from the Forestry Commission car park at SD 234 995 in the Duddon Valley, visiting Hard Knott, Hard Knott South Top, Peathill Crag, Peathill Crag South Top, Horsehow Crags, Demming Crag, the impressive summit of Harter Fell, Dow Crag, Great Whinscale, Crook Crag and Green Crag. Impressive views to the head of Eskdale, with the Scafells and Bowfell snow-capped in the sun but with dark clouds behind. 18.7km with 1280m ascent in 7 hours. (S)silveracorn_alan24/12/2020
From Crook Crag. An airy perch. On to Gate Crag.Wycombe Wanderer30/11/2019
RevisitDave Geere23/10/2019
The round by the suggested route by BB.Parked at Woodend Bridge,Great Worm Crag,White How,Green Crag,Crook Crag,Great Whinscale,Kepple Crag,Broad Crag,and Great Crag.Nearly managed it with dry feet.jocks103/07/2019
From NY21439 01177 Yew Bank - Hard Knott - HK South Top - Border End - Peathill Crag - PC South Top - Horsehow Crags - Demming Crag - Harter Fell - Green Crag - Crook Crag - Great Whinscale - Dow Cragscreeleep20/04/2019
From Wha House for a round of Kepple Crag, Great Whinscale, Crook Crag, White How, Great Worm Crag, Broad Crag and Great Crag.rhalstead20/04/2019
Did the fun scramble up the slabs to the top. Not really a seperate summit.Jake99430/03/2019
Circular with Jules,Jill, Wendy and KevGrey Hare23/02/2019
This is not a summit! A rocky outcrop surrounded by higher points! With Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. My second visit here.Dangerous Dave29/10/2018
petey04/08/2018
On a round of 8 hills from High Wallowbarrow. Wet and windy.jonglew17/12/2017
with Phil W, ROC MM CP placementLittledave21/09/2017
From Green Crag summit via all the subsidiaries ever likely to be listed by somebody. On down and across to Dow Crag.Eddie09/09/2017
RevisitDave Geere08/08/2017
From Crook Crag. Headed to Dow Crag next.bolton02/11/2016
Firm grass verge parking about 200m NW of cattle grid at 184959 (Space for 1 car). Included in an anticlockwise circuit of the 8 Birketts, starting with Great Worm Crag & finishing on Great Crag. Some tough going during second half of walk. (PM)gerrybowes02/11/2016
Not sure what was great about this top or the alternatives. Parked by cattle grid to SSW then Great Worm Crag, Birker Fell - White How, Green Crag, Crook Crag, Great Whinscale, Broad Crag - Birker Fell and finally Birker Fell - Great Crag on a warm sunny day.Dugswell203/10/2016
Walked all three potential summits ...... just in case!moorsman17/08/2016
With Sue GT Worm Crag, White How. Green Crag, Crook Crag Great Whinscale and Rough CraggsFrank17/06/2016
Day 2 of a 2 day walk. /7 Birketts done and a swim in Birker tarn.chrisj196503/06/2016
Started early from the crossroads at Devoke water/ Birker Moor. Final part of the Green Crag ridge, missed on previous visits, very warm. See Dalegarth from here!Karmakarl06/05/2016
Afternoon round of Green Crag and Harter Fellnosdrahcir20/04/2016
With G. Boot > Penny Farm > Kepple Crag via path to west from NY 198 002 > Dow Crag > Great Whinscale > Crook Crag > Green Crag > Low Birker via path (intermittent & not as ROW marked) > BootRT197027/03/2016
A walk from Jubilee bridgeHavenchris24/08/2015
One of a number of rocky hillocks in this area. Continued to Gate Crag.Aye Jimmy10/06/2015
SoloAimless Rambler07/05/2015
On my way to Green Crag .Haygalzer30/04/2015
Birkett 3Dave Geere02/11/2014
Woolpack Low Birker Kepple Crag Great Whinscale Crook Crag The Pike Green Crag Harter Fell Demming Crag Horsehow Crags Hard Knott Yew Bank Lingcove Brotherilkeld WoolpackAndy Hirst18/08/2014
Parked by the side of the road at Brown Rigg > Birker Fell - Great Crag > Kepple Crag > Dow Crag > GREAT WHINSCALE summit exposed rock > Crook Crag > Green Crag > Broad Crag - Birker Fell > Birker Fell - White How > Great Worm Crag > Brown RiggTony Hartry II06/06/2014
A day on The Birker fells with Dik, cloudy but dry.Lou03/05/2014
A walk with Lindsay ticking off some Birkettsdik03/05/2014
Climbed from Ulpha via road then Birketts route around 8 topsrobert21/04/2014
With Alan and Sheila Rayner on a backpack from Silecroft (day 3).Phreerunner20/04/2014
Circuit from YH. Great Whinscale, Crook Crag, The Pike, Green Crag, Broad Crag, Great Worm Crag, Rough Crag and Seat How, Descent via Stanley Force and the Woolpack. Overcast and cold. With Tony G and Graham B on Brollies NY meet.richard6928/12/2013
+CASimonK28/08/2013
with Tony clouds finally starting to clear 5th of 8 fells this morningcolinfielding20/05/2013
Great Whinscale, Crook Crag, Green crag and Harter fell from Jubilee Bridge at the foot of the Hardknott Pass.crax7306/05/2013
Parking at cattle grid, SD185958, over Great Worm crag. Onwards round circuit of Green Crag Birketts via White How and Green Crag. Dropped to col and east scramble from path onto Crook Crag's comb. Then steep scramble onto Whinscale (not the one in photo unless theres been some land reforming for the GRef).nordicstar03/02/2013