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| viewpoint, Great Head | ||
| site name:- | Great Head House | |
| locality:- | Hermitage Hill | |
| civil parish:- | Ulverston (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | viewpoint | |
| coordinates:- | SD30127611 (about) | |
| 1Km square:- | SD3076 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD37 | |
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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 34:- "... road is by Cark-hall. At the top of the hill there opens a fine view of Furness. ... On the left, Ulverston-bay opens into the great bay, and is three miles over. The coast is deeply indented, and the peninsulas are beautifully fringed with wood. On the right, a bold bending rock presents a noble arched forehead; and a fine slope of inclosed grounds mixed with wood, leads the eye to Ulverston, the port and mart of Furness. Conishead shows its pyramidal head, completely clothed in woods. At its feet is the priory, shielded by a wing of hanging wood, that climbs up the side of a steep hill. Bardsea, under its rocks and hanging woods, stands in a delightful point of view. In front, a sweet fall of inclosures, marked with clumps of trees and hedge-rows, gives it a most picturesque effect." goto sourcePage 35:- "Also a white house on the sea bank, under the cover of a deep wood, has a most enchanting appearance. The coast from thence is of singular beauty, consisting of hanging wood, inclosed lands, and pasture grounds, varied through a great extent of prospect, in every pleasing form." |
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| person:- | author : West, Thomas |
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| date:- | 1778 |
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| period:- | 18th century, late | |
| period:- | 1780s | |
| item:- | guide book; Guide to the Lakes |
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