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Gragareth
Sign in to saveGragareth is a mountain straddling the border between Lancashire and North Yorkshire in England. At , its summit is the second-highest point in the post-1974 county of Lancashire. The highest point in modern Lancashire is Green Hill (one metre higher), approximately to the north and the Old Man of Coniston in the Furness Fells of the Lake District at is the county top of the traditional county of Lancashire. The summit of Gragareth lies about 200 m west of the county boundary, but inside the 2016 border of Yorkshire Dales National Park. The western slopes are known as Leck Fell and the so
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Gragareth is a mountain straddling the border between Lancashire and North Yorkshire in England. At , its summit is the second-highest point in the post-1974 county of Lancashire. The highest point in modern Lancashire is Green Hill (one metre higher), approximately to the north and the Old Man of Coniston in the Furness Fells of the Lake District at is the county top of the traditional county of Lancashire. The summit of Gragareth lies about 200 m west of the county boundary, but inside the 2016 border of Yorkshire Dales National Park. The western slopes are known as Leck Fell and the southern slopes form Ireby Fell. thumb|left|Three Men of Gragareth
The summit has a trig point and extensive views towards Morecambe Bay, the Lake District fells, the Howgill Fells, Ingleborough and the Forest of Bowland. The county boundary wall running along the ridge is believed to be "one of the highest dry stone walls in the country." The Three Men of Gragareth are a group of tall cairns on the western side of the hill above Leck Fell House. Historically the hill was often called Greygarth Fell.
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