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Great Borne

Area:Lake District - Western Fells
County:Cumbria
Country:England
Classification:Wainwright, Birkett, Hewitt, Nuttall, and HuMP
(also Fellranger, Synge, Sim, and Tump)
Height:616m
Maps:OL4(S) Explorer or 89 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY123163         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:rock - photos
Notes:rock is 22m S of trig point (Wainwright's summit at NY 12392 16383) and 40cm higher than rock by trig point; rock is 12m S of windshelter (Birkett's summit at NY 12395 16373) and 10cm higher than its floor; Wainwright's 'north top' is lower
Daylight:dawn 07:44, sunrise 08:26, sunset 16:19, dusk 17:01
External links:Wikipedia

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Great Borne from Mellbreak
Great Borne from Mellbreak


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Other walkers registered on our site who have already walked up this hill include: 147matt, @woody, adgl, AGJ64, ahampson, alanprince, Andy Duff, beth, Bilberry, chloealina, chrisfry35 (x4), Cumbrian33 (x3), darrendixon, Darrenh, dsutton101, DukeNukem, elainewoodhouse, fizzerfox, Floydian1, gallowshill, GaryR, gbh, gdh200, gilly_3886, Ginty (twice), Glenosborne, Harter hod carrier, HighOrbiter, JJH94, JMCM, Karen.m.burns, Lakeviewlad, luverlyjuberly, Mags763, MarjWatson, Mikew92 (twice), munrobracket, navdave, Nottspanther, peterb, Peterfishwick, RuslandRambler, sgrice56, spookyfish, springfishblue, SteelFellLover, Stephenmshanks, StevetheRover, Strangerclur, Susanna, Sylwia J Kociemba, vinmac, and wolfgangb.

If you need accommodation we have details of 15 properties offering rooms near Great Borne. Here are some examples:

5 Tourist Board Assessed Cottage
Holemire Barn, Lorton
£372-1588 per week
10.4km (6.4 miles) away, sleeps 2
3 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Dale House, Lorton
£424-1701 per week
10.1km (6.3 miles) away, sleeps 5
3 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
The Cottage at Graysondale Farm, Cockermouth
£301-1238 per week
10.2km (6.3 miles) away, sleeps 4

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