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| Yoke, Windermere | ||
| Yoke | ||
| civil parish:- | Windermere (formerly Westmorland) | |
| civil parish:- | Kentmere (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | hill | |
| coordinates:- | NY43750671 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY4306 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY40 | |
| altitude:- | 2316 feet | |
| altitude:- | 706m | |
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 BNO97.jpg Yoke and Ill Bell, above Kentmere Reservoir. (taken 18.4.2007)  BRK18.jpg Part of the top. (taken 9.9.2009) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 27 1) placename:- Yolk |
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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:- | probably old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) |
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| source data:- | Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1
mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas
Jefferys, London, 1770. J5NY40NW.jpg hill hachuring; hill or mountain item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47 Image © National Library of Scotland |
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| evidence:- | outline view:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) placename:- Yoak |
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| source data:- | Engraving, outline view of mountains, Windermere looking towards the North East from
Bowness, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, opposite p.2 of A Descriptive Guide
of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849. click to enlargeO80E02.jpg With a list of mountains. item:- Armitt Library : A1180.3 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | outline view:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) placename:- Yoak |
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| source data:- | Engraving, outline view of mountains, Grasmere from Red Bank Head, drawn by T Binns,
engraved by O Jewitt, opposite p.4 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by
Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849. click to enlargeO80E04.jpg item:- Armitt Library : A1180.5 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | outline view:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) placename:- Yoak |
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| source data:- | Print, woodcut outline view, Mountains North East of Windermere, by Jonathan Otley,
Keswick, Cumberland, 1830. click to enlargeOT2E11.jpg Printed on p.99 of A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 5th edition, 1834. "MOUNTAINS NORTH-EAST OF WINDERMERE, as seen from Bowness." Mountains are listed:- "High Raise / Ullskarth, Wythburn Head / Loughrigg Fell / Stile / Raise Gap / Nab Scar / Great Rigg / Fairfield / Rydal Park / Wansfell Pike / Red Screes / Cawdale Moor / Threshthwaite Mouth / High Street / Froswick / Ill Bell / Yoak / Applethwaite Fell" item:- JandMN : 48.12 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | outline view:- Black 1856 (23rd edn 1900) placename:- Yoke |
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| source data:- | Print, lithograph, Outline Views, Windermere - Mountains as seen from the North End
of Belle Isle, Windermere, and Mountains as seen from Biscay How, Bowness, by J Flintoft,
Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, Lothian, about 1900. click to enlargeBC08E1.jpg "... 14 Yoke ... 30 Yoke ..." item:- JandMN : 37.4 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | outline view:- Black 1841 (3rd edn 1846) placename:- Yoke |
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| source data:- | Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains as seen from the North End of Belle Isle,
Windermere, and Mountains as seen from Bisket How, Bowness, by J Flintoft, Keswick,
Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, about 1844. click to enlargeBC02E1.jpg "... 14 Yoke ... 30 Yoke ..." item:- JandMN : 32.3 Image © see bottom of page |
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