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Ingleborough

British  
/ ˈɪŋɡəlbərə, -brə /

noun

  1. a mountain in N England, in North Yorkshire: potholes. Height: 723 m (2373 ft)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ingleborough is one of the few places in England where "commoning" traditions remain with around a dozen farmers still grazing sheep on the land under rights dating back to the Magna Carta.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2025

The 400-year-old house, perched on the side of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales, is completely off-grid.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2024

He has already tackled Ingleborough, Whernside, The Old Man of Coniston, Helvellyn, and Skiddaw on walks with his dad, his mum Kim, 37, grandad Mark, 67, and sometimes his little sister Ada, 3.

From BBC Jan. 18, 2023

Tens of thousands tackle Yorkshire's highest peaks - Pen-y-ghent, Ingleborough and Whernside - each year.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2022

Above the village of Selside, near Ingleborough in Yorkshire, a chasm of enormous but unknown depth occurs in the scar-limestone, a member of the carboniferous series.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell

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