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| Catrigg Force, North Yorkshire | ||
| Catrigg Force | ||
| site name:- | Stainforth Beck | |
| locality:- | Stainforth | |
| county:- | North Yorkshire | |
| locality type:- | waterfall | |
| coordinates:- | SD831671 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD8367 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD86 | |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) placename:- Catterick Force |
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| 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 sourcePage 208:- "..." "Proceed to Stainforth, and inquire the road to" "CATTERICK FORCE, a splendid waterfall, about half a mile from the village. This spot is similar in detail to Easgill, but having a perpetual supply of water, its effect is always sublime." |
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