Illgill Head
Book Four · The Southern Fells
609 m1,998 ft
128thhighest of the 214
NY168049OS grid reference
Illgill Head stands 609 m (1,998 ft) high, which makes it the 128th highest of the 214 Wainwrights and the 22nd highest of the 30 fells in Book Four, The Southern Fells. Its summit is at grid reference NY168049.
Illgill Head The Southern Fells
Nearest Wainwrights
Straight-line distances between summits - not routes.
- Whin Rigg 2.2 km south-west 537 m
- Middle Fell 2.9 km north-west 582 m
- Buckbarrow 3.5 km west 423 m
- Yewbarrow 3.6 km north 627 m
- Slight Side 4.1 km east 762 m
More in The Southern Fells
- Scafell Pike 978 m
- Scafell 964 m
- Great End 910 m
- Bowfell 902 m
- Esk Pike 885 m
- Crinkle Crags 859 m
- Lingmell 807 m
- The Old Man of Coniston 803 m
- Swirl How 802 m
- Brim Fell 796 m
- Allen Crags 785 m
- Great Carrs 785 m
- Glaramara 783 m
- Dow Crag 778 m
- Grey Friar 773 m
- Wetherlam 763 m
- Slight Side 762 m
- Pike of Blisco 705 m
- Cold Pike 701 m
- Harter Fell (Eskdale) 654 m
- Rossett Pike 651 m
- Seathwaite Fell 601 m
- Rosthwaite Fell 551 m
- Hard Knott 549 m
- Whin Rigg 537 m
- Green Crag 489 m
- Lingmoor Fell 469 m
- Black Fell 323 m
- Holme Fell 317 m
Read about Illgill Head on Wikipedia
Heights and grid references are the ones 214 uses, from publicly available survey data; some differ slightly from the figures in the original guides. 214 is not a route planner: plan any walk with an up-to-date Ordnance Survey map, and check the mountain forecast before you go.
