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| viewpoint, Norfolk Island | ||
| site name:- | Norfolk Island | |
| locality:- | Ullswater | |
| civil parish:- | Patterdale (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | viewpoint | |
| coordinates:- | NY39161846 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3918 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY31 | |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Clarke 1787 |
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| source data:- | Guide book, A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland,
and Lancashire, written and published by James Clarke, Penrith,
Cumberland, and in London etc, 1787; published 1787-93. goto sourcePage 30:- "..." "From Gowbarrow, next proceed to the pleasant little island called Householm, though there is no vestige of an house there. On the higher side is a good landing, and from the island are some truly beautiful and picturesque views." "The rock affords an easy seat, and which ever way you turn your eyes a varied and beautiful landscape meets them. Mountain rises beyond mountain, rocks are seen piled upon rocks; their sides covered in some places with trees which overhang the Lake; in others, rude, naked, bare prominences seem to menace the peaceful scenes beneath. Here, an herd of deer bound nimbly across an open glade; there, a flock of mountain sheep, (little less active than the former,) climb almost inaccessible precipices in search of food: below, the peaceful cows move slowly down the verdant bank to quench their thirst in the smooth limpid lake, which reflects every object with softened beauties: meantime, the solemn murmurs of distant cataracts lull every ruder sensation asleep, and fit the mind for enjoying these rural scenes in the manner they deserve. Notwithstanding the inconceivable beauty of these prospects, they are by no means well suited for the painter; every object is distinct, it is true, but their too great number, and too great distance, are insuperable obstacles to their appearance in a picture." |
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