Gowder Crag, Borrowdale | ||
Gowder Crag | ||
locality:- | Lodore | |
civil parish:- | Borrowdale (formerly Cumberland) | |
county:- | Cumbria | |
locality type:- | rocks | |
coordinates:- | NY26581866 | |
1Km square:- | NY2618 | |
10Km square:- | NY21 | |
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evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 70 2) placename:- Gowder Crag |
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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:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) placename:- Gowdar Crag placename:- Gowdar |
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source data:- | Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by
William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in
London, 1778 to 1821. goto source Page 92:- "... In approaching the ruins of Gowdar-crag, which hangs towering forward, the mind recoils at the huge fragments of crags, piled up on both sides, which are seen through a thicket of rocks and wood. ... Here Gowdar-crag presents itself in all its terrible majesty of rock, trimmed with trees that hang from its numerous fissures." goto source Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769 Page 204:- "... we came under Gowdar-crag, a hill more formidable to the eye, and to the apprehension, than that of Lowdore; the rocks at top deep-cloven perpendicularly by the rains, hanging loose and nodding forwards, seen just starting from their base in shivers. The whole way down, and the road on both sides, is strewed with piles of the fragments, strangely thrown across each other, and of a dreadful bulk; the place reminds me of those passes in the Alps, where the guides tell you to move with speed, and say nothing, lest the agitation of the air should loosen the snows above, and bring down a mass that would overwhelm a caravan, I took their counsel here, and hastened on in silence." "Non ragioniam di lor, ma guarda e passa." goto source Mr Cumberland's Ode to the Sun, 1776 Page 225:- "And in the witching hour of night, / Whilst thy pale sister lends her shadowy light, / Summon the naked wood-nymphs to my sight." "Trembling now with giddy tread, / Press the moss on Gowdar's head. / ..." |
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evidence:- | old print:- Farington 1816 |
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source data:- | Print, uncoloured engraving and descriptive text, Lowdore Waterfall, Borrowdale, Cumberland,
drawn by Joseph Farington, engraved by J Landseer, published by T Cadell and W Davies,
Strand, London, 1816. click to enlarge FA0420.jpg printed, bottom left, right, centre "Drawn by J. Farington R.A. / Engraved by J. Landseer A.R.A. / Lowdore Waterfall. / London Published Mar. 7, 1816, by T. Cadell &W. Davies, Strand." item:- Armitt Library : A6666.20 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old print:- Westall 1820 |
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source data:- | Print, uncoloured mezzotint, Lowdore Waterfall, Borrowdale, Cumberland, drawn and
engraved by William Westall, published by Rodwell and Martin, New Bond Street, London,
1820. click to enlarge WTL107.jpg printed, bottom left, centre "Drawn & Engraved by W. Westall A.R.A. / Lowdore Waterfall. / Published July 1, 1819, by Hurst, Robinson &Co. Cheapside." item:- Armitt Library : A6671.7 Image © see bottom of page |
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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 source Page 42:- "... To the left [of Lowdore Cascade], the perpendicular Gowder Crag, near five hundred feet high, towers proudly pre-eminent; ..." |
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evidence:- | outline view:- Tattersall 1836 placename:- Gowder Crag |
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source data:- | Print, engraving, Derwentwater and Entrance to Borrowdale, Cumberland, drawn by George
Tattersall, engraved by W F Topham, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster Row,
London, about 1836. click to enlarge TAT120.jpg The print is captioned with mountain names and acts as an outline view. Tipped in opposite p.60 of The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall. printed at bottom:- "DERWENTWATER &ENTRANCE TO BORROWDALE." printed at bottom left to right:- "Ashness. / Gowder Crag. / Hollow Stone Crag. / Glaramara. / Shepherd's Crag. / Grange Crag. / Castle Crag. / Gt. End. / Scawfell Pike. / Maiden Moor. / Higher Catbell." item:- Armitt Library : A1204.21 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old print:- Farington 1789 (plate 4) |
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source data:- | Print, engraving, Lowdore Waterfall, painted by Joseph Farington, engraved by W Byrne
and T Medland, published by W Byrne, 79 Titchfield Street, London, 1785. click to enlarge BMZ93.jpg Plate 4 from Views of the Lakes, &c, in Cumberland and Westmorland, published 1789. Lodore fall in spate, between Gowder Crag and Brund Fell. item:- Dove Cottage : Lowther.59 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old print:- Lowther 1780s-90s |
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source data:- | Print, engraving, Waterfall at Keswick, presumably Lodore falls, Borrowdale, Cumbria,
published by F Blyth, 87 Cornhill, London, 1775. click to enlarge BMZ92.jpg item:- Dove Cottage : Lowther.58 Image © see bottom of page |
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