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Jarman and Wilson 2015 Anomalous terrain at Dove Crags cirque–Gasgale Gill, English Lake
District, interpreted as a large pre-LGM rock slope failure complex. Proc. Yorkshire Geol Soc 60, 243-257
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1235:Red Screes
1230:Place Fell
1114:Holme Fell
1104:High Raise
1094:Hard Knott
1061:Watch Hill
1016:High Stile
986:Blake Fell
960:Blencathra
819:Whinlatter
809:Scar Crags
764:Knott Rigg
754:Hindscarth
739:Graystones
704:Broom Fell
514:References
487:High Stile
454:Ordovician
410:Scar Crags
384:Topography
368:, meaning
321:Buttermere
288:Landranger
119:54°34′16″N
94:Wainwright
63:Prominence
1478:Urra Moor
1445:Whernside
1440:Sharp Haw
1288:Cold Fell
1255:Tarn Crag
1205:Helvellyn
1180:Fairfield
1109:High Rigg
1051:Seatallan
1036:Mellbreak
1021:Kirk Fell
991:Dale Head
910:Peel Fell
905:Long Crag
829:Whiteside
804:Sale Fell
784:Outerside
769:Ling Fell
724:Dale Head
714:Cat Bells
689:Ard Crags
462:siltstone
442:Whiteside
370:wild boar
362:Old Norse
346:Crag Hill
242:, England
217:Allerdale
147:Geography
122:3°16′45″W
53:Elevation
1550:Nuttalls
1390:Calf Top
1359:Yarlside
1324:The Calf
1260:Wansfell
1159:Whitfell
1056:Swinside
1046:Robinson
1031:Low Fell
1001:Grasmoor
915:Ros Hill
880:Marilyns
794:Robinson
749:High Spy
734:Grasmoor
636:Grasmoor
458:mudstone
364:element
305:mountain
301:Grasmoor
292:Explorer
290:89, 90,
280:Topo map
272:NY174203
236:Location
209:Grasmoor
173:Grasmoor
24:Grasmoor
970:Skiddaw
814:Wandope
497:Ascents
485:, with
466:Skiddaw
448:Geology
438:Wandope
266:OS grid
240:Cumbria
221:Cumbria
102:Nuttall
90:Marilyn
85:Listing
1339:Kisdon
1041:Pillar
955:Binsey
699:Barrow
618:
586:
553:
489:above
473:Summit
313:Lorton
98:Hewitt
41:valley
1334:Hoove
965:Knott
639:index
479:cairn
366:grise
303:is a
996:Dent
799:Sail
694:Barf
616:ISBN
584:ISBN
551:ISBN
460:and
412:and
406:Sail
397:and
388:The
376:and
356:Name
348:and
342:fell
319:and
37:the
430:col
294:OL4
1531::
603:^
542::
522:^
444:.
424:.
408:,
380:.
327:.
315:,
285:OS
257:,
219:,
100:,
96:,
92:,
872:e
865:t
858:v
667:e
660:t
653:v
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