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212:Location in Lake District, UK
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1374:Great Knoutberry Hill
1413:9. North York Moors
907:2. Northern Lakeland
1494:Marilyns of England
1303:Nine Standards Rigg
1127:5. Eastern Lakeland
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1154:Gummer's How
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1078:Illgill Head
753:Sergeant Man
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683:Gibson Knott
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1354:Cracoe Fell
1262:Mickle Fell
1257:Dufton Pike
1204:Seat Sandal
1169:High Street
1159:Hallin Fell
1083:Kirkby Moor
1058:Harter Fell
1038:Black Combe
985:Lord's Seat
965:Great Gable
889:Tosson Hill
884:Sighty Crag
854:The Cheviot
688:Grange Fell
470:Rydal Water
368:Three Peaks
308:Codale Head
168: /
143:Coordinates
90:Parent peak
18:Codale Head
1488:Categories
1473:White Hill
1369:Great Coum
1339:Birks Fell
1278:Baugh Fell
1252:Cross Fell
1235:and Durham
1224:Whitbarrow
1194:Red Screes
1189:Place Fell
1073:Holme Fell
1063:High Raise
1053:Hard Knott
1020:Watch Hill
975:High Stile
945:Blake Fell
919:Blencathra
788:Walla Crag
768:Steel Fell
763:Silver How
748:Raven Crag
708:High Raise
693:Great Crag
678:Eagle Crag
538:References
493:Steel Fell
458:Silver How
432:Topography
344:High Raise
328:High Raise
318:730 m
206:High Raise
153:54°28′34″N
132:Wainwright
77:Prominence
35:High Raise
1437:Urra Moor
1404:Whernside
1399:Sharp Haw
1247:Cold Fell
1214:Tarn Crag
1164:Helvellyn
1139:Fairfield
1068:High Rigg
1010:Seatallan
995:Mellbreak
980:Kirk Fell
950:Dale Head
869:Peel Fell
864:Long Crag
773:Tarn Crag
738:Pavey Ark
728:Loft Crag
723:High Tove
718:High Seat
713:High Rigg
703:Helm Crag
673:Calf Crag
668:Blea Rigg
528:sandstone
497:Tarn Crag
489:Helm Crag
481:Calf Crag
454:Blea Rigg
446:High Seat
422:Thirlmere
360:Helvellyn
181:Geography
156:3°06′47″W
102:Isolation
67:Elevation
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1349:Calf Top
1318:Yarlside
1283:The Calf
1219:Wansfell
1118:Whitfell
1015:Swinside
1005:Robinson
990:Low Fell
960:Grasmoor
874:Ros Hill
839:Marilyns
783:Ullscarf
561:(1958).
466:Grasmere
442:Ullscarf
426:Ullscarf
418:Grasmere
364:Scafells
362:and the
321:Nuttall
313:NY288090
297:Grid ref
277:Explorer
269:Topo map
261:NY280095
222:Location
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517:lapilli
515:welded
513:dacitic
507:Geology
450:Keswick
412:Ascents
370:in the
356:Skiddaw
334:in the
303:Status
255:OS grid
230:England
226:Cumbria
136:Nuttall
124:Marilyn
119:Listing
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1000:Pillar
914:Binsey
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438:ridges
391:column
382:Summit
300:Height
128:Hewitt
1293:Hoove
924:Knott
330:is a
50:cairn
955:Dent
589:ISBN
532:till
523:and
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456:and
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420:and
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332:fell
294:Name
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