# Unintentional activation of both Watch Hills

**URL:** <https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/unintentional-activation-of-both-watch-hills/482>\
**Category:** Activation Reports\
**Created:** [12 January 2024 14:28 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/unintentional-activation-of-both-watch-hills/482 "2024-01-12T14:28:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![2e0ldf](https://discourse.wota.xyz/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/2/f19dbf/32.png) [@2e0ldf](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/2e0ldf)\
**Post date:** [12 January 2024 14:28 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/unintentional-activation-of-both-watch-hills/482/1 "2024-01-12T14:28:30Z")

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on Sunday the 7th i went up Watch hill to get Alex G7KSE on Great Mell Fell and also meet up with Nike Geoff and Dave.I took the ft3d with me but no pen or paper as i had not planned on doing a activation but while i was up Phil M0AYB/P was on BINSEY so i worked him then Geoff GM4WHA then Lee M0LLC and Alex G7KSE/P ON Little Mell Fell and MM3WZJ/P on GM/SS-082 from the sota summit G/LD-054  
Thanks to Phil and Alex for emailing me times

 ![IMG_3347](https://discourse.wota.xyz/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ccbb77d45999f329ab216fd52331d88902af06e7.jpeg)

Moota with Clints Crags to the right

 ![IMG_3352](https://discourse.wota.xyz/uploads/default/original/2X/0/07ec8ad53e10c4df411cb4566eb2dd1401cd0b6a.jpeg)  
mist over home  
 ![IMG_3359.b](https://discourse.wota.xyz/uploads/default/original/2X/d/da676cfcd4d2eb41727ea8b376b381e842d1da92.jpeg)

down Lorton Valley

 ![IMG_3360bw](https://discourse.wota.xyz/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d9a900e9adc240b46388771bc46ed74ae5178f0a.jpeg)  
Grasmoor and the Buttermere Fells  
 ![IMG_3364](https://discourse.wota.xyz/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d06e342c529f4499ab0bb8fb9d4ac2e3729fdf28.jpeg)

it was a gorgeous morning not a breath of wind and warm in the sun with loads of people out

 ![IMG_3365](https://discourse.wota.xyz/uploads/default/original/2X/f/fdf8262c9d551dc57b6a85f6d68a72dfa7b3b6c1.jpeg)

i think there must have been some working’s at some point maybe for dry stone walling

 ![IMG_3367](https://discourse.wota.xyz/uploads/default/original/2X/d/daa7e787571f8f59d8aa4a8617d66f1c744748e9.jpeg)

home QTH behind the caravan site still in mist

 ![IMG_3383](https://discourse.wota.xyz/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9665bd14026516288b6296703f3c0ae082a84542.jpeg)

I.O.M could be seen in the distance

 ![IMG_3388](https://discourse.wota.xyz/uploads/default/original/2X/f/faee30507c519d08cef8a371ff419dcc2d08bcea.jpeg)  
Skiddaw Ullock Pike Sale Fell  
 ![IMG_3395](https://discourse.wota.xyz/uploads/default/original/2X/0/05d1fbe7236aff6e77624834baf291d1197cee77.jpeg)

Dave G3TQQ Geoff M0PYG Nick G4OOE  
behind schedule due to icey roads

 ![IMG_3397](https://discourse.wota.xyz/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f0062422d9e0cdeb15bc35389694ca35417983c2.jpeg)

 ![IMG_3402c](https://discourse.wota.xyz/uploads/default/original/2X/7/755863b64e87279aac34558be904144d9222e4db.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_3404](https://discourse.wota.xyz/uploads/default/original/2X/1/1f7e6a543f9a1f6973ccd7398916b6a4a2d4ba06.jpeg)

Geoff acting as a roach pole or just getting his back warm with a bit of RF !!  
it was great to meet up with old friends again, all thanks to the Wainwright on the air and ham radio

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**Author:** ![PhilM0AYB](https://discourse.wota.xyz/user_avatar/discourse.wota.xyz/philm0ayb/32/2197_2.png) [@PhilM0AYB](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/PhilM0AYB)\
**Post date:** [12 January 2024 15:56 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/unintentional-activation-of-both-watch-hills/482/2 "2024-01-12T15:56:35Z")

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Reg. Sunday morning turned out to have lots of WOTA fun, mostly unplanned. We should do a bit more ad hoc stuff in the future perhaps.  
Anyway, your picture of the workings… This is a layer of diorite that was intruded as hot magma into the sedimentary rock of Watch Hill about 500 million years ago. It shows columnar jointing - nothing like Giant’s Causeway, but the same kind of phenomenon. There’s also a circular trace of an old wall around this top, which may be an Iron Age relic. I agree the hole was probably dug for wall building, but who knows when. There are other smaller examples across Watch Hill top. It’s good to get max value out of WOTA trips! 73, Phil

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**Author:** ![G4OOE](https://discourse.wota.xyz/user_avatar/discourse.wota.xyz/g4ooe/32/2425_2.png) [@G4OOE](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/G4OOE)\
**Post date:** [13 January 2024 15:40 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/unintentional-activation-of-both-watch-hills/482/3 "2024-01-13T15:40:58Z")

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Thanks for the welcome Reg on “your” two summits. It is always a pleasure to work you and meet up with you on our Lake District adventures. On the Sunday the roads were pretty treacherous and all three of us skidded in our cars around a dodgy left hander a couple of miles away from the Watch Hill parking spot. Thankfully the weather improved over the next few days and we were able to activate something every day Sunday to Friday.

Till next time  
73  
Nick G4OOE