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placename:-
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Great Dun Fell
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locality:-
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Milburn Forest
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parish
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Milburn parish, once in
Westmorland
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county:-
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Cumbria
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hill
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Altitude
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2780 feet
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coordinates:-
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NY710321
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10Km square:-
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NY73
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1Km square |
NY7132 |
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old map:- |
Morden 1695 (Wmd)
-- perhaps relevant
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Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and
Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden,
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goto source.
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Fell / Dun
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Circle.
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placename:-
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Dun Fell
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county:-
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Westmorland
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date:-
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1695
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period:-
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17th century, late; 1690s
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hearsay |
During the WSW gales of 15 January 1968, a gust of 134 mph
was recorded on this hill.
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Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008
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