Standing at 315m Ponsonby Fell isn't really spectacular but its wide slightly boggy summit feels wild, you're unlikely to see anyone else and the views are good.
The actual summit with a small cairn is off the path to the west and marked on OS maps.

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Location: Ponsonby, Copeland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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