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Steeple, Ennerdale and Kinniside
Steeple
civil parish:-   Ennerdale and Kinniside (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   hill
coordinates:-   NY15731167
1Km square:-   NY1511
10Km square:-   NY11
altitude:-   2687 feet
altitude:-   819m

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BTF01.jpg (taken 13.7.2010)  
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BTF03.jpg (taken 13.7.2010)  
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 74 2) 
placename:-  Steeple
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:-  Steeple
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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"Steeple"
hill hachuring; a hill or mountain 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library
evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (4th edn 1830) 
placename:-  Steeple
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains of Ennerdale as seen from Kirkland, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland et al, 1830.
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p.131 in A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 4th edition, 1830.  "The Mountains of Ennerdale: / as seen from Kirkland."
"Herdhouse / Green Gable / Great Gable / The Pillar / Wind Yate / Black Crag / Steeple / Matlin Cove / Hay Cock / Iron Crag / Revelin / Crag Fell - Grike"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1175.9
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Steeple
source data:-   Engraving, outline view of mountains, Ennerdale from a Field near Kirkland and Salter, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, opposite p.20 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1180.12
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Steeple
source data:-   Engraving, outline view of mountains, A Group of Mountains seen from Helvellyn, looking towards the South West, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, opposite p.50 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1180.18
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
source data:-   Print, woodcut outline view, The Mountains of Ennerdale, by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, 1830.
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Printed on p.27 of A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 5th edition, 1834.  "THE MOUNTAINS OF ENNERDALE: as seen from Kirkland."
"Bannow Fell / Herdhouse / Green Gable / Great Gable / The Pillar / Bowness Knot and Wind Yate / Black Crag / Steeple / Matlin Cove / Hay Cock / Iron Crag / Revelin / Crag Fell / Grike"
item:-  JandMN : 48.7
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evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:-  Steeple
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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"Steeple"
hill hachuring 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-   outline view:- Jenkinson 1875
placename:-  Steeple
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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"... Steeple ..."
item:-  JandMN : 28.5
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evidence:-   outline view:- Jenkinson 1875
placename:-  Steeple
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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"... Stile End ..."
item:-  JandMN : 28.8
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evidence:-   outline view:- Matthew 1866
placename:-  Steeple
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Ennerdale, 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:-  "ENNERDALE"
printed at caption to mountains:-  "... Steeple. ..."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1168.4
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836 (version 1869) 
placename:-  Steeple Crag
source data:-   Print, hand coloured, Ennerdale Lake, from the North East, Cumberland, drawn by George Tattersall, 1836, engraved by W F Topham, published by T J Allman, 463 Oxford Street, London, 1869.
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Included in The Lakes of England, by W F Topham. 
printed at bottom:-  "ENNERDALE LAKE, / from the North East."
printed at bottom:-  "Herd House. / Green Gavel. / Gt. Gavel. / The Pillar. / Steeple Crag. / Iron Crag. / Haycock. / Revelin."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1067.15
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836
placename:-  Steeple Crag
source data:-   Print, engraving, Ennerdale Lake, from the North East, Cumberland, drawn by George Tattersall, engraved by W F Topham, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster Row, London, about 1836.
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The print is captioned with mountain names and acts as an outline view. 
Tipped in opposite p.83 of The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall. 
printed at bottom:-  "ENNERDALE LAKE, / from the North East."
printed at bottom left to right:-  "Herd House. / Green Gavel. / Gt. Gavel. / The Pillar. / Steeple Crag. / Iron Crag. / Haycock. / Revelin."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1204.34
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BPK36.jpg (taken 30.6.2008)  
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BPK37.jpg (taken 30.6.2008)  
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BQX28.jpg  Black Crag, High Stile, and Steeple on the right.
(taken 25.6.2009)  
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