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Grey Nag

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Grey Nag tops out at 656 m in Northumberland. It is one of the 316 Hewitts — hills in England, Wales and Ireland of two thousand feet or more. The surrounding countryside is part of the North Pennines National Landscape.

For arrivals by rail, Kirkhaugh Station is 3.8 km to the north-east. Tom Smith's Stone Top and Black Fell (Cumbria, 664m) are among the hills within 3.6 km.

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