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1436:Seat Sandal
1401:High Street
1391:Hallin Fell
1315:Kirkby Moor
1290:Harter Fell
1270:Black Combe
1217:Lord's Seat
1197:Great Gable
1121:Tosson Hill
1116:Sighty Crag
1086:The Cheviot
1022:Pen-y-ghent
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425:Pen-y-ghent
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1601:Great Coum
1571:Birks Fell
1510:Baugh Fell
1484:Cross Fell
1467:and Durham
1456:Whitbarrow
1426:Red Screes
1421:Place Fell
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1295:High Raise
1285:Hard Knott
1252:Watch Hill
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1177:Blake Fell
1151:Blencathra
973:17 October
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551:References
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303:Landranger
126:54°09′19″N
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1669:Urra Moor
1636:Whernside
1631:Sharp Haw
1479:Cold Fell
1446:Tarn Crag
1396:Helvellyn
1371:Fairfield
1300:High Rigg
1242:Seatallan
1227:Mellbreak
1212:Kirk Fell
1182:Dale Head
1101:Peel Fell
1096:Long Crag
950:650329471
457:Irish Sea
431:Geography
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336:Whernside
316:Penyghent
221:Geography
129:2°14′59″W
89:Whernside
61:Elevation
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1741:Nuttalls
1581:Calf Top
1550:Yarlside
1515:The Calf
1451:Wansfell
1350:Whitfell
1247:Swinside
1237:Robinson
1222:Low Fell
1192:Grasmoor
1106:Ros Hill
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295:Topo map
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357:In the
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1156:Knott
1025:index
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363:Welsh
318:is a
1187:Dent
975:2018
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