Illgill Head

E518456

Illgill Head is a prominent fell in England’s Lake District, known for its dramatic scree slopes rising steeply above Wast Water in Wasdale.

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Illgill Head canonical 8

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fell
mountain
appearsInWork Wainwright’s The Western Fells
connectedTo Whin Rigg
country England
drainageBasin River Irt
formsPartOf Wastwater Screes
gridReferenceUK NY 170055
hasAlternativeDescription fell forming the famous Wastwater Screes
hasCliffName The Screes
linked to: Wasdale Screes
hasGeologicalFeature scree-covered crags
hasListing Fellranger
Wainwright
hasNotableFeature dramatic scree slopes
steep slopes above Wast Water
hasParentPeak Scafell
hasProminence c. 138 m
hasSummitElevation 1998 ft
609 m
hasTerrain gentler eastern slopes
steep western slopes
hasViewOf Great Gable
Scafell
Wast Water
isInProtectedArea Lake District National Park
linked to: Lake District
isSouthOf Whin Rigg
isWestOf Scafell range
locatedIn Lake District
locatedInCounty Cumbria
locatedInNationalPark Lake District National Park
linked to: Lake District
locatedInValley Wasdale
mountainRange Western Fells
nearestLake Wast Water
overlooks Wasdale Head area
Wast Water
popularFor fellwalking
hiking
region North West England
ridgeRunsBetween Whin Rigg
slopeType rocky scree on Wast Water side
summitFeature grassy plateau
surfaceType grass and heather on summit
touristAttractionFor scenic views over Wast Water
typicalAscentRouteFrom Nether Wasdale
Wasdale

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wast Water overlookedBy Illgill Head
Eskdale hasNearbyMountain Illgill Head
Wastwater Screes near Illgill Head
Whin Rigg connectedTo Illgill Head
Whin Rigg ridgeConnection Illgill Head
Whin Rigg parentPeak Illgill Head
Wasdale Screes adjacentTo Illgill Head