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Track 4951 Onzy 15 hours ago
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Track 4948 Onzy 15 hours ago
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Cornwall & Devon Area   Exmoor Subarea
Place count in area: 75,  
Highest place: High Willhays, 621m
Maximum height for area: 621 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 537 metres,

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Five Barrows Hill Hill

Height: 493m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 180 Grid Reference: SS73241 36805
Place visited by 2 members. Recently by: IainT, Fergalh
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Longitude: -3.812407, Latitude: 51.116473 , Easting: 273241, Northing: 136805 Prominence: 81m,  Isolation: 3.4km ,   GPS IDs, 6 char: FvBrws, 10 char: FvBrwsHl
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Five Barrows Hill in area Cornwall & Devon, Ireland
Picture: One trig on three mounds		  
Not five but three Mounds....
by Fergalh  22 Oct 2020
Parking problem around here due to narrow (but not busy roads) A few gates near crossroads can help. Climb over fence and head for the top one of three mounds. Make sure you stop at the one with trig pillar ! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/B7794/comment/21021/
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