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Castle Crag (Shoulthwalte)

Area:Lake District - Central Fells
County:Cumberland
Country:England
Classification:Birkett
(also Synge)
Height:404m (with a drop of 12m)
Maps:OL4(S) Explorer or 89, 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY299188         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:tree root
Notes:tiny cairn now destroyed
Daylight:dawn 07:33, sunrise 08:17, sunset 15:48, dusk 16:32

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Castle Crag Fort, with Castle Crag behind
Castle Crag Fort, with Castle Crag behind


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27 other walkers registered on our site have already walked up this hill a grand total of 29 times including: beth, CaptainScarlett, chrisfry35, davew, Drjohn23, DuncanG22, fizzerfox (twice), Floydian1, Ginty (twice), GraemeLackford, Haras3232, Jimearl6, johngraham5056@aol.com, King of the Tops, McLeish, mike palmer, Mikew92, Nathaniel Hillman, roro1978, RuslandRambler, shivtc@yahoo.co.uk, Steve1607, Steve18566, StevetheRover, talk2mack@hotmail.com, Trevor123, and Tricia15.

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

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