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Cairn on Hampsfell, Lake District
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thelonious
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Edited Dec 29, 2017, 15:52
Re: Cairn on Hampsfell, Lake District
Dec 29, 2017, 15:18
It's a stone shelter build by a vicar in 1846 for travellers across the fell.
Worth going just for that. The limestone on top is excellent as well.

https://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/hampsfell-hospice/

It looked quite something as we approached through the mist.

Odd that it's marked as a pillar on the OS 1:25000. No trig there just a bolt.
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