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| Bannerdale Crags, Mungrisdale | ||
| Bannerdale Crags | ||
| locality:- | Bannerdale | |
| civil parish:- | Mungrisdale (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | rocks | |
| coordinates:- | NY33432930 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3329 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY32 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 57 5) placename:- Bannerdale Crags |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. |
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| evidence:- | perhaps old map:- Gents Mag 1747 placename:- Scaldknot Mount |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, perspective view, Caudbeck Fells ie
Caldbeck Fells, scale about 1+ miles to 1 inch, published in the
Gentleman's Magazine, 1747. GM1405.jpg "Scaldknot Mount" knobbly hillocks; mountains item:- Carlisle Library : Map 43 Image © Carlisle Library |
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| hearsay:- |
The rocky face is 700 feet high. It is not considered dangerous by the experts; |
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| "... a little perseverance will ensure a broken neck for the foolhardy one nine times
out of ten" |
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| Baron 1925 |
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