Name: | Kipscombe Hill |
Hill number: | 17940 |
Height: | 343m / 1125ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2889 Dunkery Beacon |
County/UA: | Devon |
Topographical area: | ES03 Dunkery-neck |
SMC/RHB section: | 40: Cornwall & Devon |
Catchment: | Minor Rivers only (South) |
Class: | Tump (300-399m) (Tu,3) |
Grid ref: | SS 76499 49354 |
Summit feature: | pasture c 30m S of trig point |
Drop: | 46m |
Col: | 297m SS774490 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 180 (1:25k) OL9W |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 33 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Gates all the way from the NT car park, no bwf. | Martin R | 30/07/2024 |
Quick up and down from the parking to the west. Visited HP , trig and a, probably man-made, mound just beyond. | clivevilla | 21/04/2024 |
Short hot walk from Countisbury NT carpark free ( with bonus FBM) over heathland. stunning views. The wooded section of coastal path to the N is highly recommended. | Denise | 13/06/2023 |
From foot path to N. Easily up pasture, one BWF to cross to reach summit field with trig pillar. Hot and sunny, Skylarks singing merrily. | RichardM | 13/06/2023 |
Quick up and down from parking to the W. Visited trig and summit. | PGCE | 14/12/2022 |
Beautiful walking around Kipscombe Hill/ Foreland Point with Graham, Wendy, Darren and Martin | Valerie | 23/10/2022 |
Slight detour on a lovely SWCP day walk. | Mark Sims | 09/07/2022 |
From parking to W, quicku p and down; 1 stock fence to negotiate. | jonglew | 05/11/2021 |
From parking to west. lambs in summit field and trig. | PeterD | 19/04/2019 |
Cp to west. Walked up through herd of ponies. Young lambs in summit field. | Campbell Singer | 12/04/2019 |
With Bev and Caleb | simon and co | 28/07/2017 |
On run | garth87 | 25/06/2017 |
Easy parking off the minor road to the WNW that becomes private as it descends to the Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse which is well worth a visit. Then only a fence to cross to bag the TUMP and trig. | Dugswell2 | 28/10/2016 |
Parking available for a single car in a pull-in where the fenceline west of the summit reaches the road to the south. Short walk up the fenceline and then right to the trig. | moorsman | 16/06/2016 |
Short walk from National Trust car park. Summit is earth mound circa 10m north of trig point. | Ramblingpaul | 06/04/2016 |
Walked up while doing a geocaching series. Great views all around. | Alancache | 10/03/2016 |
With Jo, from A39 cp: across Countisbury Common, over old gate onto Kipscombe Hill. Weather; sunny, warm, good visibility. | amblerbob | 28/06/2015 |
Up from car park through many ponies,cute foals and sheep on warm late September day.One fence to negotiate and then good views.With Bridget and Oscar. | catman | 28/09/2014 |
With Catman and Oscar | rosiebridge | 28/09/2014 |
With Catman and Bridget. | oscarrosie | 28/09/2014 |
RHW | 10/08/2003 | |
KathW | 02/05/2023 | |
Archie | 02/05/2023 | |
Matt | 05/07/2022 | |
mcbiydw2 | 24/07/2021 | |
softsquare | 26/06/2021 | |
andrew brown | 23/06/2020 | |
isabelle | 17/05/2020 | |
stevent0809 | 26/02/2016 | |
asbown | 17/07/2013 | |
Dusty | 10/07/2009 | |
Berkscire874 | 24/08/2003 | |
andrew.allum | 01/01/2000 |