Winterscleugh is a hill of in

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, England, to the east of the

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. It is in the far east of the

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since the national park's expansion in 2019. It is east of the

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and west of the

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, on the northern side of

Borrowdale, Westmorland Borrowdale is a valley in the English Lake District. It is located in the historic county of Westmorland, and is sometimes referred to as ''Westmorland Borrowdale'' in order to distinguish it from another Borrowdale located in Cumberland. The ...

(not to be confused with the better known

Borrowdale Borrowdale is a valley and civil parish in the English Lake District in Cumberland (unitary authority), Cumberland, England. It is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, and is sometimes referred to as ''Cumberland Borrowdale'' to distinguis ...

in the central Lake District).

Overview

The name ''Winterscleugh'' is said to mean "the ravine associated with the family of Edward Winter, recorded from C17th as land-holders in Borrowdale". Winterscleugh can be included in a "Whinash Ridge" walk, starting from the summit of the

south of

Shap Shap is a village and civil parish located among fells and isolated dales in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. The village is in the historic county of Westmorland. The parish had a population of 1,221 in 2001, increasing slightly to ...

, passing over Crookdale Crag and Whinash, and returning along the

valley bottom. It is one of three summits, along with

Grayrigg Forest Grayrigg Forest is a hill in Cumbria, England, located on the eastern edge of what might be considered the Lake District. In August 2016 it became part of the eponymous national park. Reaching above sea level, its summit is attainable from the ...

and Whinfell Beacon, added to the list of Fellrangers in the new edition (2019-2021) of Mark Richards' eight volumes of guidebooks and bringing the total to 230. They were added after the

boundary was extended in 2019, including them for the first time.

References

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