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provide easy walking in quiet conditions. The principal tops are Ancrow Brow, 1,820 feet (550 m), White Howe, 1,738 feet (530 m), Lords Seat, 1,719 feet (524 m), and Great
Yarlside, 1,950 feet (590 m). These ridges encompass the valleys of Bannisdale, Crookdale, Wet Sleddale, Borrowdale and Wasdale, the latter two of which should not be confused with their more famous Lakeland namesakes.
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695:Categories
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390:Manchester
382:Haweswater
326:Topography
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616:Rest Dodd
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516:Branstree
506:Beda Fell
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386:Branstree
344:Tarn Crag
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158:Geography
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65:Elevation
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661:Wansfell
571:Ill Bell
531:Froswick
357:Coniston
298:Nuttall
290:NY500078
274:Grid ref
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199:Location
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601:The Nab
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