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Brandreth

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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
Classification: Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel
Meters/Feet: 715/2346
Feature: rock
Observations: Wainwright cairn 35m ENE at NY 21489 11928 and cairn 75m SE at NY 21518 11873 are both c 0.4m lower
Survey: Abney level
Parent name (Ma): Great Gable
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 21452 11917
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54.496479, -3.214274
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54°29'47.3"N 3°12'51.4"W
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30U 486122 6038783
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