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123:Coordinates
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1501:Categories
1486:White Hill
1382:Great Coum
1352:Birks Fell
1291:Baugh Fell
1265:Cross Fell
1248:and Durham
1237:Whitbarrow
1207:Red Screes
1202:Place Fell
1086:Holme Fell
1076:High Raise
1066:Hard Knott
1033:Watch Hill
988:High Stile
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932:Blencathra
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549:References
346:Ribblehead
306:Querneside
231:Landranger
133:54°13′40″N
112:County Top
88:Cross Fell
73:Prominence
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48:seen from
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1417:Whernside
1412:Sharp Haw
1260:Cold Fell
1227:Tarn Crag
1177:Helvellyn
1152:Fairfield
1081:High Rigg
1023:Seatallan
1008:Mellbreak
993:Kirk Fell
963:Dale Head
882:Peel Fell
877:Long Crag
798:Whernside
726:The Times
539:Yorkshire
283:prominent
240:Whernside
186:Whernside
161:Geography
136:2°24′12″W
63:Elevation
31:Whernside
1527:Nuttalls
1362:Calf Top
1331:Yarlside
1296:The Calf
1232:Wansfell
1131:Whitfell
1028:Swinside
1018:Robinson
1003:Low Fell
973:Grasmoor
887:Ros Hill
852:Marilyns
778:(1970).
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446:Ingleton
290:Ingleton
272:historic
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223:Topo map
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336:on the
279:Cumbria
209:OS grid
197:England
116:Nuttall
100:Marilyn
95:Listing
46:Viaduct
1311:Kisdon
1013:Pillar
927:Binsey
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328:Routes
310:cweorn
104:Hewitt
1306:Hoove
937:Knott
801:index
751:(PDF)
514:Notes
314:quern
108:Hardy
968:Dent
762:2016
734:2017
701:ISBN
679:2017
647:ISBN
628:2020
603:2016
571:ISBN
502:and
318:sīde
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