Outlying Fell - Watch Hill

Watch Hill seen from across the valley

Height: 235m (771ft)

Prominence: 157m (515ft)

Region: Northern Fells

Classifications: Marilyn, Outlying Fell

Summit feature: None

Times climbed: 1

Related trip report: 
Watch Hill & Clints Crags - 05/03/2017

Watch Hill's summit

Watch Hill is a small hill lying on the north-western fringe of the Lake District. The name Setmurthy Common is sometimes used (including by Alfred Wainwright in his book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland) to refer to the area including the highest point, with "Watch Hill" describing the area to the west of the summit.

It should not be confused with another Watch Hill some 19 km to the south-west, near Whitehaven, which is only 172 m (564 ft) high. The name "The Hay" is also used when referring to the area west of the summit.

Despite its low height (just 833 feet) it is a Marilyn (a hill with topographic prominence of at least 150m) because of the large height separation from its neighbours.

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