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Illgill Head

Area:Lake District - Southern Fells
County:Cumbria
Country:England
Classification:Wainwright, Birkett, Marilyn, Dewey, and HuMP
(also Fellranger, Synge, Sim, and Tump)
Height:609m
Maps:OL6(N) Explorer or 89 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY168049         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:rock
Notes:higher by 0.5m than rock by windshelter at NY16905 05025; rock 30m SW at NY 16874 04908 is just lower
Daylight:dawn 06:31, sunrise 07:06, sunset 19:01, dusk 19:37
External links:Wikipedia

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Illgill Head from Wasdale Head
Illgill Head from Wasdale Head


Why not try walking up this hill using one of our walks:

... or, if you've walked it already, why not log on or register and record your walk?

Other walkers registered on our site who have already walked up this hill include: adgl, DukeNukem, SheepFarmer (twice), steve71, gallowshill, domusmantell, Strangerclur, Sylwia J Kociemba, leetim206, DuncanG22, vinmac, killie (twice), fizzerfox, Mikew92, Carolwildbird, Ginty, AGJ64, wolfgangb, walsh581, Susanna, beth, StevetheRover, rileyjayde, Lancashire Lad, gbh, springfishblue, and Steve18566.

In our forum you can read the following walk reports which include this hill:

If you need accommodation we have details of 10 properties offering rooms near Illgill Head. Here are some examples:

4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
The Old Barn, Nether Wasdale
£286-1304 per week
2.9km (1.8 miles) away, sleeps 4
4
Stanley House, Eskdale
£90-140 per night
4.4km (2.7 miles) away
2 AA Assessed
Low Wood Hall Hotel, Seascale
£85-130 per night
4.4km (2.7 miles) away

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