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Gill Force, Eskdale
Gill Force
site name:-   Esk, River (2)
civil parish:-   Eskdale (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   waterfall (according to the OS) 
locality type:-   river
coordinates:-   NY17840015 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY1700
10Km square:-   NY10


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BNJ46.jpg (taken 14.3.2007)  
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BNJ47.jpg (taken 14.3.2007)  

evidence:-   descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
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.
image OT01P108, button  goto source
Page 108:-  "The small river Esk winds along a narrow valley, among verdant fields, surmounted by rugged rocks, ... On the left hand, in travelling down the valley, there are two remarkable cascades. The first is seen from the road; but the other, which lies beyond the chapel, requires a walk of more than half a mile to view it."


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BNJ48.jpg (taken 14.3.2007)  
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BNJ49.jpg (taken 14.3.2007)  

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