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Graystones (Birkett)

Area:Lake District - North Western Fells
County:Cumbria
Country:England
Classification:Birkett
(also Fellranger, Synge, and Tump)
Height:456m
Maps:OL4(S) Explorer or 89, 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY177264         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:cairn on rocky outcrop - photo
Notes:there are several other tops nearby (eg NY 17784 26422 and NY 17776 26489) of very similar height; Wainwright summit (hill 2489) is at NY 17615 26625
Daylight:dawn 05:05, sunrise 05:47, sunset 20:48, dusk 21:29



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Other walkers registered on our site who have already walked up this hill include: AGJ64, Biscuits17, CEW, chrisfry35, DANE2766, davew, duncbarnes, euant, fizzerfox (twice), Floydian1, gallowshill, gilly_3886, Jandy, Karen.m.burns, Mandy1836, MarjWatson, McLeish, MickRadford, Mikew92, navdave, Nigel Dewhirst, Nottspanther, racheljanemchugh, RuslandRambler, shivtc@yahoo.co.uk, springfishblue, StevetheRover, ThinArthur, vinmac, Wainy88, and wezboyes@hotmail.com.

In our forum you can read the following walk reports which include this hill:

If you need accommodation we have details of 13 properties offering rooms near Graystones (Birkett). Here are some examples:

3 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Bramble Cottage, Keswick
£344-2046 per week
4.4km (2.7 miles) away, sleeps 5
4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Woodside, Braithwaite
£376-2003 per week
4.7km (2.9 miles) away, sleeps 4
5 Tourist Board Assessed Cottage
Holemire Barn, Lorton
£362-1775 per week
1.6km (1.0 miles) away, sleeps 2

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