Green Hill (Lancashire)
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| Green Hill | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 628 m (2,060 ft) |
| Location | Lancashire-Cumbria,  England |
| Prominence | c. 420 m |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 98 |
| OS grid reference | SD701820 |
| Listing | Marilyn, county top |
Green Hill, is a mountain in north west England. It is located above Cowan Bridge, Lancashire between Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria and Ingleton, North Yorkshire. It forms the watershed between the River Dee and the Leck Beck both being tributaries of the River Lune.
[edit] Geography
The highest point of the traditional county of Lancashire is Coniston Old Man, which, together with the rest of Furness became part of Cumbria in 1974. Since then, Green Hill (32 miles south of the Old Man) has been cited as the county top for Lancashire, lying on the border with Cumbria. Another candidate for the title of Lancashire county top is Gragareth about 2 km southwest of Green Hill. Gragareth's summit trig point, at 627 metres (2057 feet), lies a couple of hundred yards within Lancashire.
Another nearby county top to Green Hill is Whernside (736 m), which is the highest point in North Yorkshire.
The summit of Green Hill, apart from being relatively dull, provides many excellent views in all directions ranging from the Howgill Fells and Lakeland fells to the north, the Pennines in the east, and a majority of North Yorkshire to the south.
[edit] External links
- Page at BUBL quoting Gragareth as the highest point in Lancashire
