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The broad-topped ridge runs northwest to southeast and achieves a summit height of 486 metres (1,594 ft) above sea-level, at a point crowned by a
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within the sequence, most of which have been worked. The upper part of the hill including the summit plateau is formed from the
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Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale
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thus giving a right of access to walkers. There are a few
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