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| viewpoint, Calfclose Reeds | ||
| site name:- | Calfclose Bay (?) | |
| site name:- | Calfclose Reeds | |
| civil parish:- | St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | viewpoint | |
| 1Km square:- | NY2621 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY22 | |
| references:- | West 1778 |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) placename:- Carf Close Reeds item:- landscape mirror |
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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 sourceAddendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769 Page 203:- "Oct. 3. [from Keswick] to Borrowdale; ... here the glass played its part divinely; the place is called Carf-close-reeds; and I choose to set down these barbarous names, that any body may enquire on the place, and easily find the particular station that I mean. ..." |
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