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Scandale Fell, Lakes
Scandale Fell
civil parish:-   Lakes (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   hill
locality type:-   fell
coordinates:-   NY38090893 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY3808
10Km square:-   NY30
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 19 14) 
placename:-  Scandale Fell
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:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 96) 
source data:-   Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, the Road from Kendal to Cockermouth, and the Road from Egremond to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.
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In mile 14, Westmerland. 
Mountains on the right of the road. 
item:-  JandMN : 22
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evidence:-   probably old print:- Farington 1789
placename:-  Scandale Fell
source data:-   Print, engraving, View of Ambleside, Lakes, Westmorland, painted by Joseph Farington, engraved by T Medland, published by W Byrne, 69 Titchfield Street, London, 1789.
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printed, top right  "No.XVI"
printed, bottom, left, right and centre  "Drawn by Josh. Farington, R.A. / Engraved by T. Medland. / View of AMBLESIDE. / London: Published as the Act directs, 1 Jany. 1789, by W. Byrne, No.79, Titchfield Street."
item:-  Armitt Library : 1959.104
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evidence:-   old print:- Farington 1789
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, View of Ambleside, Westmorland, drawn by Joseph Farington, engraved by T Medland, published by W Byrne, 69 Titchfield Street, London, 1789.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A6669.16
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evidence:-   old print:- Green 1809
placename:-  Scandale Fell
source data:-   Print, soft ground etching, Ambleside from the Landing, Westmorland, by William Green, published by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, Paternoster Row, London, 1809.
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Plate 42 in Seventy Eight Studies from Nature. 
printed in introductory pages to set of prints:-  "Number 42. This view of Ambleside is from a lime-kiln near the junction of the rivers Brathay and Rothay; ... The high mountain is Scandale Fell."
printed at bottom:-  "AMBLESIDE FROM THE LANDING. / Published Ambleside, Augst. 1st. 1809, by W. Green."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6637.42
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Scandale Fell
source data:-   Engraving, outline view of mountains, Grasmere from Red Bank Head, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, opposite p.4 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1180.5
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
source data:-   Print, woodcut outline view, The Mountains of Grasmere and Rydal, by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, 1830.
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Printed on p.15 of A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 5th edition, 1834.  "MOUNTAINS OF GRASMERE AND RYDAL: as seen from Red-Bank Head."
"Hammer Scar / Silver How / Ullskarth, Wythburn head / Helm Crag and Stile / Littledale Pike, Skiddaw / Raise Gap / Calva in Caldbeck Fells / Part of Helvellyn / Seat Sandal / Grisedale Hause / Great Rigg, Fairfield / Green-head Ghyll / Forest Side / Nab Scar / Scandale Fell / Rydal Park / Cawdale Moor / Loughrigg Fell"
item:-  JandMN : 48.4
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evidence:-   old text:- Martineau 1855
source data:-   Guide book, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855; published 1855-76.
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Page 37:-  "... the bold sweeps of Coldfield and Scandale Screes shutting in the [Kirkstone] pass; ... ... the openings on the Scandale side (the left) charm his eye,- with their fissures, precipices, green slopes and levels, and knolls in the midst, crowned with firs."
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