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Shipman Knotts

Area:Lake District - Far Eastern Fells
County:Cumbria
Country:England
Classification:Wainwright and Birkett
(also Fellranger and Synge)
Height:587m
Maps:OL7(N) Explorer or 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY472062         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:small cairn on outcrop 25m E of wall
Notes:small cairn by wall 90m N at NY 47254 06306 (Birkett) is c 40cm lower; rock 3m W of wall is c 30cm lower
Daylight:dawn 05:20, sunrise 06:00, sunset 20:28, dusk 21:07
External links:Wikipedia

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Shipman Knotts and Goat Scar across Longsleddale
Shipman Knotts and Goat Scar across Longsleddale


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Other walkers registered on our site who have already walked up this hill include: adgl, AGJ64, ahampson, albee23, awall, beth, bryanatk, CARLOS (x3), Carolwildbird, CEW, chrisfry35 (x3), DANE2766, Danrobinson, Darrenh, dsutton101, DukeNukem, DuncanG22, fellwalker68, fizzerfox, gallowshill, gbh (twice), Ginty (twice), Howdo, James82, jegger, JimRiley, JMCM, john09cw, JSutton, Lancashire Lad, lfaulder, McLeish, Mickha, Mikew92, Nottspanther, On The Rivet, Paul Mansour, peterb, Peterfishwick, RuslandRambler (twice), ScoutScarShuffler, shivtc@yahoo.co.uk, springfishblue, StevetheRover, Strangerclur, Susanna, Sylwia J Kociemba, ThinArthur, Tirama (twice), walsh581, and wolfgangb.

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

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

4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
South Lodge, Kendal
£328-1414 per week
6.9km (4.3 miles) away, sleeps 4
3 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Ghyll Bank House, Staveley
£1298-8569 per week
5.6km (3.4 miles) away, sleeps 18
4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Ghyll Bank Cow Shed, Staveley
£373-2257 per week
5.6km (3.4 miles) away, sleeps 6

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