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| Three Tarns, Eskdale | ||
| Three Tarns | ||
| locality:- | Buscoe | |
| civil parish:- | Eskdale (formerly Cumberland) | |
| civil parish:- | Lakes (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | tarn | |
| coordinates:- | NY24810602 (about) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY2406 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY20 | |
| altitude:- | 2363 feet | |
| altitude:- | 720m | |
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 BNL37.jpg One of them, (taken 26.3.2007)  BQL46.jpg From above, two of them, (taken 20.4.2009) |
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| The 'Three' are at NY24790605, NY24820601 and NY24800598, of which the middle one
seems to be dried out on 26 March 2007 and shows as a damp patch. |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 25 5) placename:- Three Tarns placename:- Tarns of Buscoe |
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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. "Three Tarns or Tarns of Buscoe" |
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| observation:- |
There are sometimes three tarns. But there are other tarns close by as well. |
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 ThreTarn.jpg |
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| Grid references for approximate centres. |
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| MN photo:- |
Another day, the third tarn has water this time. |
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 BUP56.jpg (taken 19.5.2011)  BUP57.jpg (taken 19.5.2011)  Click to enlarge BUP58.jpg (taken 19.5.2011) |
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| MN photo:- |
There are other small tarns nearby, at NY24850600, NY24880592 and NY24830589. |
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 BNL59.jpg (taken 26.3.2007)  BNL58.jpg (taken 26.3.2007) |
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