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| Blind Tarn, Torver | ||
| Blind Tarn | ||
| locality:- | Old Man of Coniston | |
| civil parish:- | Torver (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | tarn | |
| coordinates:- | SD26239671 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD2696 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD29 | |
| altitude:- | 1834 feet | |
| altitude:- | 559m | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Lan 7 14) placename:- Blind Tarn |
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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. |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) |
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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 36:- "... Blind Tarn, a small reservoir of water without a stream, lies near the road to Seathwaite, by Walna Scar. ..." |
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H |
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| source data:- | Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and
Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John
Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s. GAR2SD29.jpg outline with shore form lines, lake or tarn item:- JandMN : 82.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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