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Although standing in the shadow of its taller parent, Lingmell is very much a separate entity. In the manner of many fells it displays two contrasting aspects. The southern and western slopes – although steep – are smooth and rounded, while the northern and eastern faces fall as crags directly from
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Scafell Pike is remarkable and a faint path follows the eastern bank of the gill giving even more intimate views. The ravine appears to offer access at either end, but ordinary walkers should on no account attempt to follow it. Crossings of the ravine should also be considered impossible
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Piers Gill runs below the eastern crags of
Lingmell in a deep ravine, one of the finest in the District. Averaging about 9 metres (30 ft), but much deeper in places, it pursues an L-shaped course down the fellside before emerging from its cutting to merge with Greta Gill. The scenery of Piers
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Lingmell Beck…the eye being deceived into seeing its half-mile of height as quite perpendicular’. From the summit of Goat Crags to the south is an equally astounding view of Scafell Crag, another early climbers’ playground on
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380:Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells
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172:Location in the Lake District
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102:Coordinates
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716:Categories
627:Holme Fell
617:Hard Knott
612:Grey Friar
607:Green Crag
552:Black Fell
419:References
401:Borrowdale
323:Wast Water
309:Topography
112:54°27′44″N
91:Wainwright
57:Prominence
692:Whin Rigg
687:Wetherlam
682:Swirl How
602:Great End
592:Glaramara
567:Cold Pike
562:Brim Fell
140:Geography
115:3°13′18″W
47:Elevation
727:Nuttalls
637:Lingmell
587:Esk Pike
582:Dow Crag
356:porphyry
352:andesite
327:Scafells
287:Lingmell
278:Explorer
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266:Topo map
258:NY209081
219:Location
199:Lingmell
166:Lingmell
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662:Scafell
557:Bowfell
391:Ascents
385:Scafell
342:Geology
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252:OS grid
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223:Cumbria
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362:Summit
348:Dacite
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368:cairn
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486:ISBN
456:ISBN
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