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Coniston Fells, Coniston
Coniston Fells
civil parish:-   Coniston (formerly Lancashire)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   hill
locality type:-   fell
coordinates:-   SD28249863 (etc) 
1Km square:-   SD2898
10Km square:-   SD29

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BJR46.jpg  From the south.
(taken 5.8.2005)  
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BTX55.jpg  From Brantwood.
(taken 21.1.2011)  
evidence:-   old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) 
placename:-  Fourness Fells
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
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"Fourness Fells"
Area. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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evidence:-   old map:- West 1784 map
placename:-  Coniston Fells
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, about 1784.
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"CONISTON FELLS"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1221.1
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (4th edn 1830) 
placename:-  Coniston Fell
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Some of the Western Mountains as seen from Helvellyn, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland et al, 1830.
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p.57 in A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 4th edition, 1830.  "Some of the Western Mountains: / as seen from Helvellyn."
"Wetherlam / Old Man - Coniston Fell / Carrs, or Scars / Gray Friar / Black Combe / Crinkle Crags / Bowfell / Scawfell Pike / Great-end Crag / Glaramara / Great Gable / Kirkfell / Pillar Fell / Honister and High Crag / High Stile / Dalehead and Red Pike / Robinson / Blake Fell / Witeless Pike / Grasmoor / Ill Crags / Grisedale Pike"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1175.3
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (4th edn 1830) 
placename:-  Coniston Fell
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains of Coniston, Langdale, &c. as they appear from the road between Troutbeck Bridge and Bowness, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland et al, 1830.
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p.97 in A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 4th edition, 1830.  "The Mountains of Coniston, Langdale, &c. / as they appear from the road between Troutbeck Bridge and Bowness."
"Old Man - Coniston Fell / The Carrs / Wetherlam / Wrynose Gap / Pike of Bliscow / Crinkle Crags / Scawfell Pike / Bowfell / Great End / Great Gable / Pike of Stickle / Harrison Stickle / Paveyark"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1175.4
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Coniston Fell
source data:-   Engraving, outline view of mountains, Windermere looking towards the West from the Road between Troutbeck and Bowness, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, opposite p.4 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1180.4
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
placename:-  Old Man
source data:-   Print, woodcut outline view, The Mountains of Coniston, Langdale, Etc, by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, 1830.
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Printed on p.7 of A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 5th edition, 1834.  "THE MOUNTAINS OF CONISTON, LANGDALE, &c. as they appear from the road between Troutbeck Bridge and Bowness."
Mountains in the view are listed:-  "Old Man - Coniston Fell / The Carrs / Wetherlam / Wrynose Gap / Pike of Bliscow / Crinkle Crags / Scawfell Pike / Bowfell / Great End / Great Gable / Pike of Stickle / Harrison Stickle / Paveyark"
item:-  JandMN : 48.2
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
item:-  geology; roof slate; slate quarry
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.
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Page 72:-  "CONISTON FELL."
"The highest point of Coniston Fell is called THE OLD MAN, from the pile of stones erected on the summit. ... Two tarns appear upon the mountain, the smaller called Low Water, though on a higher level, the larger Levers Water; and on the western side of the hill, but not seen from the summit, is Gates Water, lying at the foot of"
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Page 73:-  "the precipitous Dow Crag. ..."
"Beginning to ascend at the Black Bull near Coniston Church, you meet on your left a stream abounding in pretty waterfalls; the copper mines near Levers Water, and slate quarries between Low Water and the summit, can be seen by the way; and the descent may be made at choice more in front of the mountain. Those who admire a lengthened mountain excursion, may begin the ascent at Fellfoot, in Little Langdale, and surmounting the Carrs and the Old Man, descend to Coniston."
"The summit of the hill, as well as the quarries on its sides, is of a fine, pale blue, roofing slate. A considerable portion of the mountain is formed of a very hard rock, which some have denominated Petro-silex; and between this and Coniston Church, on the western side of the stream, the commencement of the darker coloured slate may be observed."
evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Conistone Fell
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.
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"Conistone Fell"
Hill hachuring. 
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old drawing:- 
source data:-   Drawing, At Coniston, Cumberland, by John Harper, 1840.
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View of Coniston Fells from the village with field, trees and sheep in the foreground. Executed in pencil with touches of white gouache on buff coloured paper. Preparatory sketch drawn on the spot by the artist. 
at bottom left:-  "at Coniston"
item:-  Tullie House Museum : 2009.89.32
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836 (version 1869) 
placename:-  Coniston Fells
source data:-   Print, hand coloured, Coniston Lake, from Waterhead, Coniston, Cumberland, drawn by George Tattersall, 1836, engraved by W F Topham, published by T J Allman, 463 Oxford Street, London, 1869.
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Included in The Lakes of England, by W F Topham. 
printed at bottom:-  "CONISTON LAKE, from WATERHEAD"
printed at bottom:-  "Nibthwaite. / Haverigg. / Coniston Fells."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1067.2
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836
placename:-  Coniston Fells
source data:-   Print, engraving, Coniston Lake, from Waterhead, Cumberland, drawn by George Tattersall, engraved by W F Topham, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster Row, London, about 1836.
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The print is captioned with mountain names and acts as an outline view. 
Tipped in opposite p.35 of The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall. 
printed at bottom:-  "CONISTON LAKE, from WATERHEAD."
printed at bottom left to right:-  "Nibthwaite. / Haverigg. / Coniston Fells."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1204.6
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