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 04:06, sunrise 04:55, sunset 21:23, dusk 22:13
External links:	Wikipedia

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

• Illgill Head and Whin Rigg

... 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, AGJ64, beth, bryanatk, Carolwildbird, chrisfry35 (x7), domusmantell, DukeNukem, DuncanG22, fizzerfox, gallowshill, gbh, Ginty, HighOrbiter, jegger, killie (twice), Lancashire Lad, leetim206, McLeish, Mikew92, rileyjayde, SheepFarmer (twice), springfishblue, Steve18566, steve71, StevetheRover, Strangerclur, Susanna, Sylwia J Kociemba, vinmac, walsh581, and wolfgangb.

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

• 14/09/18 - SheepFarmer - The Wasdale Screes & Illgill Head

If you need accommodation we have details of 13 properties offering rooms near Illgill Head. Here are some examples:

4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage

The Old Barn, Nether Wasdale

£295-1304 per week
4.0km (2.5 miles) away, sleeps 4

2 Self Classified

Woolpack Inn, Holmrook

£85-95 per night
5.1km (3.1 miles) away

4 Visit England Assessed

Irton Hall, Holmrook

7.6km (4.7 miles) away

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