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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 05:18, sunrise 05:58, sunset 20:26, dusk 21:05
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), Cowles, Cumbrian33 (x3), darrendixon, Darrenh, Daz Graham, dsutton101, DukeNukem, elainewoodhouse, fizzerfox, Floydian1, gallowshill, GaryR, gbh, gdh200, gilly_3886, Ginty (twice), Glenosborne, Harter hod carrier, HighOrbiter, iggsypoo, JazMeg26, JJH94, JMCM, Karen.m.burns, Lakeviewlad, lludwinski, luverlyjuberly, Mags763, MarjWatson, Mikew92 (twice), munrobracket, navdave, Nottspanther, peterb, Peterfishwick, RuslandRambler, sgrice56, shivtc@yahoo.co.uk, spookyfish, springfishblue, SteelFellLover, Stephenmshanks, StevetheRover, Strangerclur, Susanna, Sylwia J Kociemba, Toy poodle (twice), vinmac, and wolfgangb.

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

5 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Beckside, Cockermouth
£552-3595 per week
11.9km (7.4 miles) away, sleeps 6
5 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Skiddaw, Cockermouth
£487-2799 per week
11.9km (7.4 miles) away, sleeps 4
4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Groom Cottage, Lorton
£361-1956 per week
10.1km (6.3 miles) away, sleeps 4

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