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- Commonly called LEATHES' WATER, from the family to whose estate
it belongs; and sometimes WYTHBURN WATER, from the valley in
which it is partly situated - lies at the foot of the 'mighty
Helvellyn;' upon the highest level of any of the lakes, being
near 500 feet above the sea; it is upwards of two miles and a
half in length, and intersected by several rocky promontories; it
is divided into an upper and lower lake, between which a
picturesque wooden bridge leads to Armboth House. The depth of
this lake, which has been reported to be very great, has not been
found to exceed eighteen fathoms. A wooded island, of half an
acre, lies near the shore, on the lower, or northern part of the
lake; and the surface of the water being of late somewhat lowered
by opening its outlet, a small rock in the upper part has become
more conspicuous.
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