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Whatshaw Common

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Whatshaw Common rises to 490 m (1,608 ft) in Cumbria. It is one of the 116 Wainwright Outlying Fells — the fells of Wainwright's Outlying Fells of Lakeland. It stands within the Lake District National Park.

Robin Hood and High House Bank are among the hills within 1.4 km. Staveley Station is 10.9 km away to the south-west.

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