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Summit Summit · North West England · 909 m

Great End

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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,HHB,Sy,Fel
Meters/Feet: 909.5/2984
Feature: cairn on outcrop
Observations: cairn 160m W at NY 22532 08465 is c 1m lower
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 22670 08386
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54.464940, -3.194548
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54°27'53.8"N 3°11'40.4"W
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30U 487389 6035270
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