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Merbach Hill Hill

Height: 318m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 148 161 Grid Reference: SO30349 44716
Place visited by 3 members. Recently by: IainT, Fergalh, chalky
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Longitude: -3.018161, Latitude: 52.096392 , Easting: 330349, Northing: 244716 Prominence: 144m,  Isolation: 6.5km ,   GPS IDs, 6 char: MrbcHl, 10 char: MrbchHil
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/B2850/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Merbach Hill in area West Gloucestershire, Hereford & Worcester, Ireland
Picture: White trig pillar		  
Short walk to summit
by Fergalh  31 Oct 2020
Drive up above village of Bredwardine to Arthur's Stone lane. Park near Bridleway than follow muddy track all the way to white trig pillar Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/B2850/comment/21178/
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