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| Peel Island, Coniston Water | ||
| Peel Island | ||
| Montague Island | ||
| Montagu Island | ||
| Gridiron Island | ||
| site name:- | Coniston Water | |
| civil parish:- | Colton (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | island | |
| coordinates:- | SD29519190 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD2991 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD29 | |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) |
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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 sourcePage 50:- "... [from station, Coniston 1] Just at your feet lies the oblong rocky isle of Peel; and near it the dark points of half-immersed rocks just show themselves by turns. ..." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Con) placename:- Peel Island |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of Coniston Lake,
scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick,
Cumberland, 1788, version published 1809. CTESD29V.jpg "Peel Island the D. of Montague's" island item:- JandMN : 182.5 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- West 1784 map |
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| 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. Ws02SD29.jpg In Coniston Water. item:- Armitt Library : A1221.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Ford 1839 map placename:- Pool Island |
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| 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. FD02SD39.jpg "Pool Id." item:- JandMN : 100.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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| hearsay:- |
A band of outlaws from Yorkshire, led by Adam be Beaumont, used the island as their
base, 1346-63. |
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| Earlier named Montague Island, after the Lord of the Manor. |
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| This is Wildcat Island in the Swallows and Amazons stories of Arthur Ransome. |
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| Thornstein of the Mere in the writings of W G Collingwood, lived here. |
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| hearsay:- |
Location of the Secret Harbour of Arthur Ransome. |
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| notes:- |
site of an earthwork |
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| Perriam, D R &Robinson, J: 1998: Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria: CWAAS::
ISBN 1 873124 23 6 |
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