Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Scarth Gap
	other name:-	Scarth Gap Pass
	parish	Buttermere parish, once in Cumberland
	parish	Ennerdale and Kinniside parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		pass
	coordinates:-	NY189133
	10Km square:-	NY11
	1Km square	NY1813
		Scarth Gap -- Buttermere and Ennerdale and Kinniside -- Cumbria / -- 1.5.2009
		Scarth Gap -- Buttermere and Ennerdale and Kinniside -- Cumbria / -- 4.4.2007
	old map:-	OS County Series (Cmd 69 15)
		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.
	placename:-	Scarth Gap
		locality
	date:-	1890=1899
	period:-	19th century, late; 1890s
	source:-	Martineau 1855
		Guide book, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855; published 1855-71.
		Page 161:-
		The other exit from Wastdale Head is by the road to Scarf Gap, already referred to as having been found dangerous by inexperienced travellers. A rough foot-road leads through the valley of Mosedale, between Kirkfell and Yewbarrow, till it enters Gillerthwaite, at the head of Ennerdale. Kirkfell and the stream being kept on the right, the track passes between Kirkfell and the Pillar. Coming down into Gillerthwaite, the view is beautiful. Great Gable and Kirkfell close in the dale at its head; High Stile and Red Pike are in front, and Gillerthwaite is below, with its circular green level, dropped over with wood, its farmhouse and stream, and the lake at the other end. Behind, the wild valley of Mosedale winds away between Kirkfell and Yewbarrow, and discloses the great summits of Scawfell and Bowfell. The Pillar is 2,893 feet high, and inaccessible, from its craggy and precipitous character. The path leads along the Pass called Blacksail to a sheepfold on the little river Liza, which falls into Ennerdale Lake: at that fold the stream will be crossed, and an indistinct path will be seen crossing a hollow in the direction of Buttermere. That hollow is Scarf Gap; and the path leads out upon Gatesgarth, at the head of Buttermere. ...
		Page 162:-
		... the walk from Wastdale to Gatesgarth is somewhat short of twelve miles. Most of it must be traversed on foot, though a horse may be led, to be occasionally mounted.
	placename:-	Scarf Gap
	date:-	1855
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s
	source:-	Martineau 1855
		Guide book, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855; published 1855-71.
		Plate, opposite p.84:-
		Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains seen from Lanthwaite Wood Crummock Water, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855.
		The view is captioned, numbers referring to mountains in the image:-
		1 Whiteless Pike, 2 Honister Crag, 3 Green Gable, 4 Great End, 5 Great Gable / Rannerdale Knott (beneath), 6 Scawfell Pike, 7 Kirkfell / Scarf Gap (below), 8 High Crag, 9 High Stile, 10 Bleaberry Crag, 11 Red Pike, 12 Melbreak.
		MOUNTAINS SEEN FROM LANTHWAITE WOOD CRUMMOCK WATER.
		L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinr.
	placename:-	Scarf Gap
	person:-	artist : Aspland, T L
	person:-	engraver : Banks, W
	person:-	publisher : Garnett, John
	date:-	1855
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s
	old map:-	Garnett 1850s-60s H
		Map of the English Lakes, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
		Scarf Gap
		hill hachuring
	placename:-	Scarf Gap
	date:-	1850=1869
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s; 1860s
	descriptive text:-	Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834)
		Guidebook, Concise Description of the English Lakes, later A Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick, Cumberland, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur Foster, Kirky Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823 onwards.
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		Page 26:-
		... Pedestrians, anxious to explore the inmost recesses of the mountains, may follow the lake [Ennerdale Water] to its head, and ... continue their route four of five miles along the narrow dale, ... and ... turn to the left, by the pass called Scarf Gap, to Buttermere; ...
		...
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		Page 126:-
		Opposite to the farm of Gatesgarth, which is two miles from the inn at Buttermere, a shepherd's path leads over the mountain, by a pass called Scarf-gap, ... The crags on the left of Scarf-gap are, from their form, called Hay-stacks; and to the right, three adjoining summits are called High-crag, High-stile, and Red-pike.
	placename:-	Scarf Gap
	date:-	1823
	period:-	19th century, early; 1820s
	old print:-	Black 1856
		Guide book, Black's Guide to the English Lakes, published by Adam and Charles Black, North Bridge, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, or Soho Square, London, 1856 to 1900s onwards.
		Print, lithograph, Outline Views, Buttermere - Mountains as seen from the Knots near the Hotel at Buttermere, and Mountains as seen at the Seat in Lanthwaite Wood, Scale Hill, by J Flintoft, Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, Lothian, about 1900.
		... Scarf Gap ...
	placename:-	Scarf Gap
	date:-	1900
	period:-	1900s
	old print:-	Martineau 1855
		Guide book, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855; published 1855-71.
		Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains seen from Lanthwaite Wood Crummock Water, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855.
		Opposite p.84 in A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau.
		The view is captioned, numbers refering to mountains in the image - 1 Whiteless Pike, 2 Honister Crag, 3 Green Gable, 4 Great End, 5 Great Gable / Rannerdale Knott (beneath), 6 Scawfell Pike, 7 Kirkfell / Scarf Gap (below), 8 High Crag, 9 High Stile, 10 Bleaberry Crag, 11 Red Pike, 12 Melbreak.
		printed at top:-
		MOUNTAINS SEEN FROM LANTHWAITE WOOD CRUMMOCK WATER.
		printed at bottom left, right:-
		L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinr.
	placename:-	Scarf Gap
	date:-	1855
	period:-	19th century, late
	old print:-	Sylvan 1847
		Print, engraving, Ennerdale Water from Scarf Gap, showing Scarth Gap, Buttermere, Cumberland, published by John Johnstone, Paternoster Row, London, et al, 1847.
		On p.211 of Sylvan's Pictorial Guide to the English Lakes.
		printed at bottom:-
		ENNERDALE WATER (from Scarf Gap).
	placename:-	Scarf Gap
	date:-	1847
	period:-	19th century, early
	old print:-	Prior 1865
		Guide book, Ascents and Passes in the Lake District of England, by Herman Prior, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Simpkin, Marshall and Co, London, 1865.
		Print, uncoloured engraving, Buttermere, Honister Crag, Scarth Gap, and Haystacks, Cumberland, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Simpkin, Marshall and Co, London, 1865.
		Included on page 16 of the guide book, Ascents and Passes in the Lake District of England, by Herman Prior.
		printed at bottom:-
		BUTTER-MERE, HONISTER CRAG, SCARTH GAP, AND HAYSTACKS.
	placename:-	Scarth Gap
	date:-	1865
	period:-	19th century, late
	old print:-	Black 1841 (3rd edn 1846)
		Guide book, Black's Picturesque Guide to the English Lakes, published by Adam and Charles Blck, North Bridge, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, 1841 to 1888.
		Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains as seen from The Knots near the Victoria at Buttermere, and Mountains as seen at the Seat in Lanthwaite Wood, Scale Hill, by J Flintoft, Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, Lothian, about 1846.
		... Scarf Gap ...
	placename:-	Scarf Gap
	date:-	1844
	period:-	19th century, early
		photographs
		Scarth Gap -- Buttermere and Ennerdale and Kinniside -- Cumbria / -- 4.4.2007
		Scarth Gap -- Buttermere and Ennerdale and Kinniside -- Cumbria / -- From road to Newlands Hause. -- NY17851704 (SSE) -- 10.6.2005
		Scarth Gap -- Buttermere and Ennerdale and Kinniside -- Cumbria / -- 16.5.2012
		Scarth Gap -- Buttermere and Ennerdale and Kinniside -- Cumbria / -- 16.5.2012 -- Cairn, -- NY18911332 (at)
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2013

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