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to the north of the summit. This runs across open fellside at first, only entering the trees at around the 1,100 ft (340 m) contour. Beckstones Gill flows to
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There is evidence of historic mining activity on the eastern slopes, particularly below Seat How. Four mines operated in this area:- Ladstock, Rachel Wood, Thornthwaite and
Beckstones. Most were abandoned in the 1870s but Thornthwaite and Rachel Wood operated until December 1920. The main yields were
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Lord's Seat is the focal point of the group and sends out a number of additional ridges. To the south east is
Ullister Hill, 1,722 ft (525 m), a bare mound surrounded by conifer plantations. Further on in the same direction is Seat How, 1,627 ft (496 m), a rocky top standing above
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Lord's Seat gives birth to a number of streams which, although departing in different directions, all ultimately join the River
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North eastward from Lord's Seat, branching off from the ridge connection to Barf, is a long and sometimes imperceptible watershed which runs up the shore of
Bassenthwaite. This divides the catchments of Wythop Beck (flowing north west) and Beck Wythop, a short stream running directly east into the
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Western Fells occupy the area between the rivers Derwent and Cocker, a broadly oval swathe of hilly country, elongated on a north-south axis. Two roads cross from east to west, dividing the fells into three convenient groups. Lord's Seat is the hub of the most northerly sector, rising
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the steep descent to Comb Beck and the
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614:Eel Crag (Crag Hill)
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1053:5. Eastern Lakeland
864:3. Western Lakeland
767:of Northern England
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1080:Gummer's How
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1188:Mickle Fell
1183:Dufton Pike
1130:Seat Sandal
1095:High Street
1085:Hallin Fell
1009:Kirkby Moor
984:Harter Fell
964:Black Combe
911:Lord's Seat
891:Great Gable
815:Tosson Hill
810:Sighty Crag
780:The Cheviot
664:Maiden Moor
659:Lord's Seat
604:Causey Pike
594:Castle Crag
257:Lord's Seat
165:Lord's Seat
127: /
102:Coordinates
74:Parent peak
31:Lord's Seat
1414:Categories
1399:White Hill
1295:Great Coum
1265:Birks Fell
1204:Baugh Fell
1178:Cross Fell
1161:and Durham
1150:Whitbarrow
1120:Red Screes
1115:Place Fell
999:Holme Fell
989:High Raise
979:Hard Knott
946:Watch Hill
901:High Stile
871:Blake Fell
845:Blencathra
704:Whinlatter
694:Scar Crags
649:Knott Rigg
639:Hindscarth
624:Graystones
589:Broom Fell
435:References
325:Whinlatter
304:Broom Fell
300:Graystones
282:Topography
236:Landranger
112:54°37′37″N
91:Wainwright
64:Prominence
1363:Urra Moor
1330:Whernside
1325:Sharp Haw
1173:Cold Fell
1140:Tarn Crag
1090:Helvellyn
1065:Fairfield
994:High Rigg
936:Seatallan
921:Mellbreak
906:Kirk Fell
876:Dale Head
795:Peel Fell
790:Long Crag
714:Whiteside
689:Sale Fell
669:Outerside
654:Ling Fell
609:Dale Head
599:Cat Bells
574:Ard Crags
388:cerussite
364:sandstone
361:greywacke
353:siltstone
333:Sale Fell
140:Geography
115:3°14′06″W
54:Elevation
1275:Calf Top
1244:Yarlside
1209:The Calf
1145:Wansfell
1044:Whitfell
941:Swinside
931:Robinson
916:Low Fell
886:Grasmoor
800:Ros Hill
765:Marilyns
679:Robinson
634:High Spy
619:Grasmoor
416:Grasmoor
349:mudstone
287:between
240:Explorer
238:89, 90,
228:Topo map
220:NY204265
181:Location
79:Grasmoor
855:Skiddaw
699:Wandope
426:Ascents
343:Geology
274:in the
265:English
263:in the
214:OS grid
189:England
185:Cumbria
95:Marilyn
86:Listing
1224:Kisdon
926:Pillar
840:Binsey
584:Barrow
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392:gossan
384:blende
380:galena
1219:Hoove
850:Knott
404:cairn
259:is a
881:Dent
684:Sail
579:Barf
517:ISBN
497:ISBN
464:ISBN
390:and
376:zinc
374:and
372:lead
357:peat
351:and
308:Barf
261:fell
242:OL4
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