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Great Dodd, St John's Castlerigg etc
Great Dodd
civil parish:-   St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Matterdale (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   hill
locality type:-   boundary feature
locality type:-   parish boundary feature
coordinates:-   NY34192056 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY3420
10Km square:-   NY32
altitude:-   2808 feet
altitude:-   856m

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BOV20.jpg  From the N.
(taken 17.3.2008)  
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BOV27.jpg  From the S.
(taken 17.3.2008)  
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 65 9) 
placename:-  Great Dodd
placename:-  Dodd, Great
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.
evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Dodd Fell
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774.
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D4NY32SW.jpg
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D4NY31NW.jpg
"DODD FELL"
hill hachuring; a hill or mountain 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Images © Carlisle Library
evidence:-   old map:- Cooper 1808
placename:-  Dod Fell
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, drawn and engraved by Cooper, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.
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"Dod Fell"
hill hachuring; mountain or hill, on ward boundary 
item:-  JandMN : 86
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old map:- Otley 1818
placename:-  Great Dod
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, The District of the Lakes, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, 1818, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Scotland, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, et al, 1833.
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OT02NY32.jpg
item:-  JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Dodd Fell
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.
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FD02NY32.jpg
"Dodd Fell"
Hill hachuring. 
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:-  Great Dod
source data:-   Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
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GAR2NY32.jpg
"Great Dod"
hill hachuring 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-   outline view:- Jenkinson 1875
placename:-  Great Dodd
source data:-   Print, lithograph, outline view, Panoramic Sketches from Helvellyn, Westmorland, by Edwin A Pettitt, London, published by Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, London, 1875.
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"... Great Dodd ..."
item:-  JandMN : 28.5
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evidence:-   outline view:- Jenkinson 1875
placename:-  Great Dodd
source data:-   Print, lithograph, outline view, Panoramic Sketches from Skiddaw, Cumberland, by Edwin A Pettitt, London, published by Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, London, 1875.
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Jk01E2.jpg
"... Great Dodd ..."
item:-  JandMN : 28.8
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evidence:-   outline view:- Matthew 1866
placename:-  Great Dodd
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Helvellyn from above Harrop Tarn, Poney Road from Wythburn to Whatendlath and Borrowdale, Cumberland, published by J Richardson, Highgate, Kendal, Westmorland, 1866.
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Tipped in before p.1 of The English Lakes, Peaks and Passes, from Kendal to Keswick, by George King Matthew. 
printed at bottom:-  "HELVELLYN FROM ABOVE HARROP TARN, PONEY ROAD FROM WYTHBURN TO WHATENDLATH AND BORROWDALE."
printed at caption to mountains:-  "... Great Dodd. ..."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1168.2
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evidence:-   outline view:- Martineau 1855
placename:-  Great Dod
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains seen from the West Side of Thirlmere, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855.
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MNU110.jpg
Opposite p.69 in A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau. 
The view is captioned, numbers refering to mountains in the image - 1 Raven Crag, 2 Castlerigg, 3 Blancathra vulgariter Saddleback, 4 Great How, 5 Green Crag, 6, Great Dod, 7 Part of Helvellyn. 
printed at top:-  "MOUNTAINS SEEN FROM THE WEST SIDE OF THIRLMERE."
printed at bottom left, right:-  "L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinr."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1159.10
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