Burney (Great Burney)
298m (978ft)
The Southern Marches, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Burney (Great Burney) is called 'Burney' in Alfred Wainwright's 1974 Book 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland'.
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The summit of Burney (Great Burney) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Burney (Great Burney)
Adrian Howard walked up Burney (Great Burney) on May 6th, 2016 [from/via/route] From Kirkby Moor.
Christine Shepherd climbed Burney (Great Burney) on May 28th, 2015 [from/via/route] Walked from the lay by near the tarn at the bottom on the Woodland Road & just went straight up & down. [with] On my own [weather] Cold & windy but clear
Trevor Williams bagged Burney (Great Burney) on March 9th, 2017 [with] Bob mitchell, paul booth and Barry Salmon [weather] Great
Dave Gay hiked Burney (Great Burney) on June 10th, 2016 [from/via/route] Route as in Wainwrights Outlying Fells book [with] Solo
Andy Pearce summited Burney (Great Burney) on May 30th, 2015 [from/via/route] Woodland Road, South of Great Burney [with] Anita & Stan [weather] Sunny, cool
Mark Davidson conquered Burney (Great Burney) on April 23rd, 2015 [with] Alone [weather] Warm & sunny & warm - glorious - Lost my map en-route & had to do the walk via GPS & my memory of the planned route - only got lost once!
David Lord scaled Burney (Great Burney) on May 11th, 2013 [from/via/route] Started from the car park of the Greyhound pub at Grizebeck, just off the A595. [with] My wife Debbie. [weather] Bright but blustery. - The first real fell that we have walked together. A scenic walk taking in Ashlack Hall.
Peter Thwaites, Louise Sandwith, David Preston, Paul Booth and Paul Woodburn have all walked, climbed & bagged Burney (Great Burney).
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Summit Trig Point on Burney (Great Burney) with Coniston Water in the distance
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