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Although Penhill is not a very high hill, its position near the mouth of Wensleydale makes it visible from a considerable distance - from the
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This article is about the hill in the Yorkshire Dales. For the hill in the Mendip Hills in Somerset, see
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at its eastern end, part of the large network built to warn of a Spanish invasion.
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Pen Hill
Penhill (disambiguation)

Elevation
Prominence
Coordinates
54°16′30.8″N 1°56′07.1″W / 54.275222°N 1.935306°W / 54.275222; -1.935306
Penhill is located in Yorkshire Dales
North Yorkshire
England
Parent range
Pennines
Yorkshire Dales
Leyburn
Pennines
North Yorkshire
Wensleydale
Coverdale
trig point
beacon
public footpaths
West Witton
Melmerby
open access land
North York Moors
Vale of York
Pendle Hill
pleonastic
Brittonic
Old English

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