Green Hill (Lancashire) - Geography

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, 51 kilometres (32 mi) 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 kilometres (1 mi) southwest of Green Hill. Gragareth's summit trig point, at 627 metres (2,057 ft), lies a couple of hundred yards within Lancashire.

Another nearby county top to Green Hill is Whernside, 736 metres (2,415 ft), 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.

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