Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	Malham Tarn, North Yorkshire
	Malham Tarn
county:-	North Yorkshire
locality type:-	tarn
1Km square:-	SD8966
10Km square:-	SD86
evidence:-	descriptive text:- West 1778 (3rd edn 1784)
source data:-	Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821.   goto source 3rd edn addenda, page 232:-  "..." "My first excursion was to the tarn, (or little lake) skirted on one side by a peat bog, and rough limestone rocks, on the other; it abounds in fine trout, but has little else remarkable, except being the head of the river Air, which issuing from it, sinks into the ground very near the lake, ..."
evidence:-	descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821)  placename:-  Malham Tarn item:-  Maum Tarn
source data:-	Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821.   goto source Tour to the Caves in the West Riding of Yorkshire, late 18th century  Page 279:-  "..." "From Gordale, we proceeded to a curious lake, called Maum or Malham-tarn, abounding with fine trout, upon the top of the moor; ..."
evidence:-	descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849)
source data:-	Guide book, A Concise Description of the English Lakes, the mountains in their vicinity, and the roads by which they may be visited, with remarks on the mineralogy and geology of the district, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick, Cumberland now Cumbria, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur Foster, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823; published 1823-49, latterly as the Descriptive Guide to the English Lakes.   goto source Page 208:-  "..." "... we come to Malham Tarn, a fine mountain lake, well stored with trout of considerable size and delicate flavour. ..."

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