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| Name: | Heron Crag |
| Hill number: | 7945 |
| Height: | 357.6m / 1173ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2359 Scafell Pike |
| RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Southern Fells |
| County/UA: | Cumberland |
| Catchment: | Esk (Ravenglass) |
| Class: | Synge (Sy) |
| Grid ref: | NY 21960 03315 |
| Summit feature: | outcrop |
| Drop: | 15m |
| Col: | 342.6m NY 2198 0337  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL6N |
| Observations: | grass covered outcrop 12m SW is 0.3m lower; summit 130m N at NY 21986 03447 is 4.1m higher and might be Synge's intended position |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 86 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| w/ Jack, Jonny and Danny on a mega synge bagging expedition | wcroasdell | 13/08/2023 |
| Brock Crag > Heron Crag South Top > [Pt. 348] > Heron Crag > Heron Crag North Summit > Round Scar > Silverybield Crag > [Pt. 387] > Green Crag from GR: NY 20293 00916 | ronaldo333 | 02/04/2023 |
| Brock Crag > Heron Crag South Top > [Pt. 348] > Heron Crag > Heron Crag North Summit > Round Scar > Silverybield Crag > [Pt. 387] > Green Crag from GR: NY 20293 00916 | Hippster | 02/04/2023 |
| Revisit with Pete | Dave Geere | 15/03/2020 |
| From Brock Crag. On to Silverybield Crag. | Wycombe Wanderer | 03/12/2019 |
| 12.5 mile round of hills parking wide grass verge at NY 2103 0113: Heron Crag -> Silverybield -> High Scarth -> Cam Spout Crag -> Pen -> High Gait Crags -> Scar Lathing -> Pianet Knott -> Throstlehow Crags. High Scarth to Cam Spout Crag and on to Pen a bit tricky in places, otherwise all ok. Section 34B All Hills completion on Throstlehow Crags. | jonglew | 19/11/2019 |
| 11/12 From the Roman Fort, Border End, Hard Knott South Top, Hard Knott, Yew Bank, Pianet Knott, High Gait Crags, Scar Lathing, Throstlehow Crag, High Scarth, Silverybeild, Heron Crag and Brock Crag. An interesting round in the bowl below the Eskdale Fells of Scafell Massif and Bowfell/Crinkles. Some great views despite clag on the tops. | nickywood1 | 12/10/2019 |
| En route to Scafell. Also did the N summit ( 361m ) | DanMaisieBex | 07/09/2019 |
| A round of Eskdale Synges from Wha House car park | Jim.Fothergill | 18/04/2019 |
| Hard Knott, Pianet Knott, Silverybield, Heron Crag, Brock Crag, Cat Crag, Bull How, Goat Crag | keithouk | 18/02/2019 |
| Up and down all the crags from Brock Crag. The crag further north is much more impressive and also seems to be higher! Solo. Crossed the dubs and jumped the beck and up to Cat Crag. | Dangerous Dave | 20/10/2018 |
| From Silvery Bield. On to Brock Crag. Naughty visiting after 31st March. | Eddie | 14/04/2018 |
| The 2nd top of an anticlockwise circuit of 10 Birketts/Synges on W. side of Eskdale, starting with Brock Crag & finishing on Bull How. From Brock Crag, skirted E. edge of boggy area before making way up to summit outcrop. Continued to Silverybield. (PM) | gerrybowes | 02/11/2017 |
| 2nd of the day from Brock Crag. Onto Silverbield with GB. | bolton | 02/11/2017 |
| Birthday bimble with Debs & Talisker | Mountain Goat | 23/10/2017 |
| Bull How - Cat Crag - Slight Side - Long Green Scafell - Cam Spout Crag - Pianet Knott - Round Scar - Heron Crag North Summit - Heron Crag - Brock Crag from GR: NY 20000 00929 | ronaldo333 | 06/05/2017 |
| Circuit of 5 Synges from Wha House Bridge | Crib Goch | 29/04/2017 |
| From a camp on Yeastyrigg Crag | mick | 15/05/2016 |
| Further along the small ridge between the valley of the Esk and small intermediary wet valley crossed by the main upper Eskdale path. Very nice rambling amongst small crags and wet areas and tarns. Lovely undisturbed feel to the place. | Karmakarl | 14/10/2015 |
| From Brock, passing over several bumps on the way. Then to Silverybield. | Aye Jimmy | 17/09/2015 |
| YHA - Goat Crag - Bull How - Whin Crag - Dawsonground Crag - Cat Crag - Whinscales - Great How - Great Scarth Crag - Cam Spout Crag - Silverybield - Heron Crag - Brock Crag - YHA | mcbiydw2 | 01/08/2015 |
| Tour of the Eskdale Birkett-Synges w Jenx. AFter Great Howe contoured round under Slight Side to col below High Scarth on good lines. Then dropped to cross main path and Silverybield. Out over the Synges Heron Crag and Brock Crag to path past Taw Ho and start point at Woolpack PH. | nordicstar | 16/11/2014 |
| R | Richard Tait | 10/11/2014 |
| Also visited N top | Dave Geere | 26/10/2014 |
| From Woolpack Inn. Great Barrow - Peelplace Noddle - Whin Crag - Dawsonground Crag - Cat Crag - Round Scar - Heron Crag N Summit - Heron Crag - Brock Crag - Bull How & Goat Crag. | David Gradwell | 14/09/2014 |
| Jubilee Bridge > Brotherilkeld Farm > Taw House > Scale Bridge >BROCK CRAG > Heron Crag > Silverybield >Little Narrowcove >Pen > Little Narrowcove > High Scarth > Slight Side > Taw House > Brotherilkeld Farm > Jubilee Bridge | Tony Hartry | 09/09/2014 |
| From Brotherilkeld via Brock Crag | Anduril | 05/08/2014 |
| On return for scafell pike | eilidh_hikes | 17/07/2014 |
| With Jo, circular walk from Wha House: pass Scale Bridge, Brock Crag, Heron Crag, Cat Crag. Weather; generally sunny with high intermittent cloud, cool breeze, very good visibility. | amblerbob | 11/11/2012 |
| From the small roadside parking area just east of the Brotherilkeld turnoff. Was aiming for Slight Side (as one of the few remaining unconquered 600m plus hills). As I had all day I took in many of the minor hills ..... including this one. Good job I did! | moorsman | 14/05/2012 |
| Did an extra loop from Great Moss to bag this and Brock Crag | benarbia_8 | blank |
| RobB | 04/07/2023 | |
| Michael Hood | 29/05/2023 | |
| Alan Caine | 26/02/2023 | |
| iainwalton | 29/01/2023 | |
| Matt | 01/08/2022 | |
| daveyf2001 | 07/05/2022 | |
| Jill Robertson | 04/11/2021 | |
| amblemark | 04/11/2021 | |
| amblemark | 07/12/2020 | |
| conanharrod | 11/10/2020 | |
| CraigDring | 26/08/2020 | |
| DukeNukem | 24/06/2020 | |
| pedro1 | 15/03/2020 | |
| Isbjorn | 21/09/2019 | |
| Jacqdaw | 17/09/2019 | |
| Hillsidenick | 17/09/2019 | |
| amcvey | 15/09/2019 | |
| DARRENG | 13/05/2019 | |
| PeteN | 12/03/2019 |