Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Grey Friar

Perfect timing
Jackie reached the first summit at the same time as the A Party - Swirl Howe. From left - Liz, Dennis, Val O, Carole, Catherine, Val A, Julia, ?, Phil
21-Jul-24 • Jackie & Dennis • flickr
shdrc coachramble coniston circular 53992068889

Grey Friar by Dennis
The A party on the summit.
21-Jul-24 • Jackie & Dennis • flickr
shdrc coachramble coniston circular 53993498011


Light Mist and Sun on Top of Swirl How
Apparently, Swirl How is one metre shorter than Old Man Coniston.
17-Nov-23 • Paul Austin Murphy • flickr
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OS Map
This is OS mapping. In some areas, OpenStreetMap shows more footpaths
Spatial NI has online OSNI mapping. Click "Basemap Gallery" (4 squares icon at the top).
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Photos
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The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.

Perfect timing
Jackie reached the first summit at the same time as the A Party - Swirl Howe. From left - Liz, Dennis, Val O, Carole, Catherine, Val A, Julia, ?, Phil
21-Jul-24 • Jackie & Dennis • flickr
shdrc coachramble coniston circular 53992068889

Grey Friar by Dennis
The A party on the summit.
21-Jul-24 • Jackie & Dennis • flickr
shdrc coachramble coniston circular 53993498011


Light Mist and Sun on Top of Swirl How
Apparently, Swirl How is one metre shorter than Old Man Coniston.
17-Nov-23 • Paul Austin Murphy • flickr
53339801026







2639 Grey Friar
The route ahead.
05-Oct-16 • Dugswell2 • flickr
greyfriar p78 tump hewitt nuttall wainwright birkett synge fellranger 30151353665

2639 Grey Friar a
Parked below the Three Shires Stone then uphill via Wet Side Edge to Little Carrs, then a very windy Great Carrs before heading over to the Windy Grey Friar before returning via the scenic cairn of Hell Gill Pike. Name:Grey Friar Hill number:2639 Height:773m / 2536ft Parent (Ma):2634 The Old Man of Coniston [Coniston Old Man] Section:34D: Southern Cumbria Area:Lake District - Southern Fells County/UA:Cumbria (CoU) Class:Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge Grid ref:NY 26010 00360 Summit feature:SW cairn Drop:78m Col:695m NY265006 Observations:NW cairn 42m away at NY 25988 00396 is said to be lower
05-Oct-16 • Dugswell2 • flickr
greyfriar p78 tump hewitt nuttall wainwright birkett synge fellranger 30151369965

2639 Grey Friar b
05-Oct-16 • Dugswell2 • flickr
greyfriar p78 tump hewitt nuttall wainwright birkett synge fellranger 29855850900

2639 Grey Friar c
05-Oct-16 • Dugswell2 • flickr
greyfriar p78 tump hewitt nuttall wainwright birkett synge fellranger 29855785760

2639 Grey Friar d
05-Oct-16 • Dugswell2 • flickr
greyfriar p78 tump hewitt nuttall wainwright birkett synge fellranger 30151384745

2639 Grey Friar e
Looking back to the summit from the northern cairn.
05-Oct-16 • Dugswell2 • flickr
greyfriar p78 tump hewitt nuttall wainwright birkett synge fellranger 29855837150
Videos
It feels like an age since I walked with my little white furry buddy and so to help with getting her mountain fitness back to how it ...
A day hike over the 3 Wainwrights South of Wrynose Pass. Great Carrs, Swirl How and Grey Friar, a very windy day but mainly ...
A circular hike up to the 4 Wainwrights Great Carrs, Grey Friar, Swirl How and Wetherlam from the Three Shire Stone on the ...
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A walk to 3 fells starting from the top of the Wrynose Pass in the Lake District. We follow the path from the parking area ( very ...
Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.