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Bowfell

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Wainwrights (W): The Wainwrights Lakeland Fells appear in the series of seven guidebooks created by Alfred Wainwright. They are not all hills or summits; some are just prominent points at the end of a ridge or spur from a higher mountain.
County: Cumberland/Westmorland and Furness
Classification: Hu,Sim,Hew,N,HHB,sMa,W,B,Sy,Fel
Meters/Feet: 902.9/2962
Feature: rib of rock 5m NE of cairn
Survey: Abney level/Leica RX1250
Parent name (Ma): Scafell Pike
Source: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.1 (http://www.hills-database.co.uk)
Copyright: Creative Commons License
Notes: The inclusion of a summit on our site may not always mean the hill is accessible. Some summits may be on private land with no public right of way or open access. Landowner permission must be sought before accessing a hill on private land. Access rights in Scotland are separate from the rest of the UK.

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NY 24473 06450
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54.447816, -3.166242
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54°26'52.1"N 3°09'58.5"W
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30U 489220 6033360
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