| Name: | Muncaster Fell |
| Hill number: | 19242 |
| Height: | 232.1m / 761ft |
| County/UA: | Cumberland |
| Topographical area: | EL03 Scafell-illgill |
| SMC/RHB section: | 34D: Southern Cumbria |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Southern Fells |
| Catchment: | Esk (Ravenglass), Catchment Boundaries |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (200-299m) (Ma,Hu,Tu,2) |
| Grid ref: | SD 11553 98668 |
| Summit feature: | outcrop |
| Drop: | 193.1m |
| Col: | 39m SD 1360 9996  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 96 (1:25k) OL6N |
| Survey: | Leica NA730/Leica GS15/Leica RX1250 Survey of Muncaster Fell.pdf |
| Comments: | Marilyn relocated from hill 2694 in September 2016 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 355 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| English Marilyns recompleted. | Chris Peart | 22/04/2024 |
| From Ravenglass | Longwojo | 19/04/2024 |
| Ravenglass to Eskdale Walk. IOG Easter Trip 2024. | dancingqueen101 | 31/03/2024 |
| yorkielad | 22/05/2023 | |
| From Muncaster Castle car park, up the Fell Road track and taking a little path off to the left at the edge of the woods. Would not have known that the trig point was not the highest point, thank God for amateur surveyors. The extra walking was worth it for the splendid views and general sunny weather | Rockdoctor | 06/05/2023 |
| with Andrew | jthomson6nr9 | 13/04/2023 |
| With Bev | simon and co | 21/09/2022 |
| with PJB walk from Boot Inn to Ravenglass for train home | trimarc2 | 08/08/2022 |
| Walked from The Boot Inn to Ravenglass Station to catch train to Kendal. With DTL | r1 | 08/08/2022 |
| Returned for new top. From Muncaster car park. Back along the main road. At the bend took the good track towards the old top. Passed it up on the left and onto the new top. No paths to the top. Followed a sheep track from the east of the top. Short and unpleasant. | destaylor | 06/04/2022 |
| 15/16. 30 years since I last climbed up here with a big gang of outdoor friends to the trig top, now returned 6 years after the 60 cm higher top was discovered 300m away in 2016. Still need to revisit the moved Cornish Hensbarrow Beacon to Downs to re-complete my English Marilyns. No rush. Now just peaky Silver Knott -a bonus tump lying aside the onward march down into Eskdale . | Chris Pearson | 26/03/2022 |
| From Muncaster Castle CP. Repeat ascent of Hooker Crag (previous in 1975) en route to 'new' Marilyn summit. Very blustery, but dry. | vuirich | 01/02/2022 |
| Eskdale Green - Whin Rigg - Illgill Head - Eskdale - Muncaster Fell | twg27 | 10/12/2021 |
| Up from Muncaster Castle car park for my penultimate English Marilyn accompanied by some pedigree hill walkers. Only a feint path up to the summit it seemed. Sheltered in the lee of a rocks before heading back down. | Father Ted | 26/10/2021 |
| From Muncaster Castle car park. Visited the trig and the 'new' summit - to my eye each looked higher when viewed from the other, so that's not much use. I trust the technology! | paulhilder | 19/08/2021 |
| From Forge Bridge via Silver Knott and the trig point to make sure I did this top, 18 years after doing the Trig. As others have commented it looks smaller from the Trig and the Trig looks higher from it. On a clear very warm day I saw no one else on the fells. | PeterD | 22/07/2021 |
| Ravenglass station - Barrow Crag - Hooker Crag - Muncaster Fell summit - Muncaster Castle Hill - Ravenglass. | Mark Jackson | 21/06/2021 |
| See Kamoot entry for full details/gpx download: https://www.komoot.com/tour/388890175 | outlawcatcher | 10/06/2021 |
| Avoid the pathway from hell that starts at the Bower House Inn! The bridlepath is much nicer! And you don't scramble through a stream!!! | PhilipChaston | 10/06/2021 |
| Ascended from Muncaster Castle carpark with Jerry and friends but only we went up this summit. | RowanP | 18/05/2021 |
| W to E traverse of the fell from the free Muncaster Castle carpark, returning via Muncaster Head farm and High Eskholme. Great views. | milimana | 25/04/2021 |
| Dubious it's any higher than the old summit, but rules are rules so bagged it anyway. | summitter | 15/09/2020 |
| Along ridge from esst then long return along low level path to south. | Nick Canute | 19/07/2020 |
| Walked the length from Muncaster | tomd4 | 17/06/2020 |
| After a snack at Muncaster Castle car park. A gentle ascent with Miranda via the Wainwright summit. We agreed that this looks lower from the trig and that the trig looks higher from here. On to Silver Knott. | Wycombe Wanderer | 01/12/2019 |
| Reclaiming the Marilyn bag only 17 yrs and 20 days after I first climbed it. Met some guys from SOTA at the Trig, which they knew wasn't the summit. That's them grassed up. | Minto | 22/11/2019 |
| From the castle, awesome views over Sellafield and to Isle of Man | Stevooo | 14/11/2019 |
| From Muncaster Castle car park | abbo0001 | 05/11/2019 |
| With Jules & Jill on a walk with with Wendy and Kev | Grey Hare | 02/11/2019 |
| Took the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway to Irton Road, then walked back to Ravenglass via Silver Knoww, Muncaster Fell and Hooker Crag. | Lazylizzie | 08/09/2019 |
| Solo. Parked at Muncaster Castle. Fell lane and up to TP on Hooker Crag. A descent through high bracken and across a bog to get to the summit. Confirmed location using GPS. | mike.hoult | 13/08/2019 |
| From Fisherground campsite, following the rough 'ridge' track via Ross's Camp and down to the lake, back via High Eskholme forestry track to Muncaster Head and then the railway track back to base. A grey day, but it cleared up in time to see the sea in the distance from the top. 15.5km +481m | Montmirail | 22/07/2019 |
| W Dave Wragg as traverse E to W. Hot, sunny, still. Sim & JB picked us up. | Rounsfell | 15/07/2019 |
| With K from SW. Enjoyable | Ashley | 01/07/2019 |
| Parked at the King George IV pub in Eskdale Green (very accommodating landlord). 2nd hill on the way to Ravensglass | moorsman | 10/05/2019 |
| From the lay-by parking outside Muncaster Castle, up Fell Lane and over Hooker Crag, Muncaster Fell (which does indeed look lower than Hooker Crag) and the three tops of Silver Knott. Glorious views of Eskdale. | Nick Down1 | 06/05/2019 |
| On the first day of a 3-day backpack in the western and southern fells. | alistairpooler | 27/04/2019 |
| From car park by Muncaster Castle. | lenman | 07/04/2019 |
| From Ravenglass campsite via Hooker Crag. Blustery East wind. | NormanW | 04/04/2019 |
| From layby on a595 at Muncaster Castle, with Ellie dog. | BLACKHILL | 28/03/2019 |
| From Irton Road Station via Silver Knott. | russell61 | 22/10/2018 |
| From Muncaster Castle along Fell Lane | N.Morters | 16/08/2018 |
| silver knott and muncaster fell from parking at irton station, good tracks and paths. | robertphillips | 02/08/2018 |
| Final English Marilyn. Taking the lead from the recent (Gill party) This time the walk started from Dalegarth Station with scones or cakes before a trip on the R&E railway to The Green, Over silver Knott to the New summit with Elizyanne. Returned by train to Dalegarth followed by extended celebrations in the Boot Inn. | GmacT | 26/07/2018 |
| Superb walk from the station. Beautiful day. Lovely views. Couple of snakes sunning themselves on the path coming down. Celebrated Gmac’s last English Marilyn! Great end to a month of walking and camping. | elizyanne | 26/07/2018 |
| Up on railway to Eskdale then back to Ravenglass over MF and three other tumps. Thanks Gill and others for an enjoyable afternoon. | Topographer57 | 23/06/2018 |
| Took the steam train from Ravenglass to Eskdale Green to start the walk back over Silver Knott, Muncaster Fell, Hooker Crag and Muncaster Castle Fell before continuing back to Ravenglass for a four Tump walk for Gill Stephens final English Marilyn. | Dugswell2 | 23/06/2018 |
| As Douglas | chrisbien | 23/06/2018 |
| Thanks to all who came along for my final English Marilyn. The walk started well with pasties, scones or cakes in the Ravenglass station cafe, before a trip on the R&E railway to The Green, cake and damson gin at the top, then ice cream at Muncaster Castle to make sure we had enough energy to get back to Ravenglass. Some Tumps also got in the way during the walk | Gill | 23/06/2018 |
| From Eskdale Green to Ravenglass via Silver Knott, Muncaster Fell, Hooker Crag and Muncaster Castle Hill - with Gill's E Ma completion party. | summitsup | 23/06/2018 |