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| viewpoint, Slape Scar | ||
| site name:- | Slape Scar | |
| civil parish:- | Claife (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | viewpoint | |
| coordinates:- | SD38849789 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD3897 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD39 | |
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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 142:- "" "There is, a place called Slape-Cragg, (see plate X.) a much better view than that which Mr Young has so pompously described; every object which he mentions is there seen with greater distinctness, on account of the smaller distance, and in an evening the effects of light and shade are wonderful. We stand upon an eminence raised about 20 yards above the surface of the Lake, and have the most distinct and beautiful view of all the islands; Mr Christian's house, the sloping village of Bowness, Rayrigg, the front of the chapel underMiller-ground, Cawgarth, and many other places too tedious to enumerate; the most beautiful part of the view, (as I once saw it,) is seen when the sun is just setting; the mountain behind me obscured half the Lake in a dark shade; the other half distinctly reflected every object in the most lively colours; whilst the fields and trees on the opposite side, illuminated, not only with the direct rays of the sun, but with the light reflected from the Lake, exhibited such a profusion of the richest, golden tints as I never saw before. It happens, fortunately enough for travellers, that if they dine at Bowness, and then observe the views near it, they will reach Slape-Cragg about the proper time for viewing this beautiful scene." |
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