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Seathwaite to Wasdale Head
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other name:-
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Wasdale Head to Seathwaite
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parish
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Borrowdale parish, once in
Cumberland
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parish
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Eskdale parish, once in
Cumberland
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county:-
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Cumbria
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track; route
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10Km square:-
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NY21, NY20, NY10
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descriptive text:- |
Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834)
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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 129:-
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KESWICK TO WAST WATER.
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... Beyond Seathwaite, the road becomes a mere track, fit
only for horses accustomed to the country. A waterfall
presents itself to view on the right; and after crossing a
rude bridge, the ascent of the mountain is commenced by a
winding path. On passing a piece of water called Sty Head
Tarn, the bold and lofty crag of Great End appears on the
left; and beyond it, in towering majesty, the highest of the
Pikes, rendered more conspicuous by an object lately erected
in the prosecution of the Trigonometrical Survey. Great
Gable is close upon the right; but the grandeur of its form
is better appreciated at a distance. The highest part of the
road at Sty Head
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is 1250 feet above the first house in the vale, and here a
magnificent view presents itself: the small valley of
Wasdale Head appearing as if sunk below the general level,
and the sea at a distance seeming to rise in the horizon.
The lake of Wast Water is not yet in sight, being hid by a
projecting mountain on the left, called Lingmell. A steep
zigzag track now descends on the side of Gable, down which
the horses may be led; as it is neither quite safe nor
agreeable to ride. Crags of the most grotesque forms
overlook the road, and the side of the hill is profusely
strewed with stones, in some of which garnets may be found
imbedded: and in crossing the stream which issues between
Gable and Kirkfell, a rock of reddish granite may be seen,
where it is denudated by the waters on both sides of the
road.
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date:-
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1823
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period:-
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19th century, early; 1820s
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Otley 1818
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New Map of the District of the Lakes, in Westmorland,
Cumberland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch,
by Jonathan Otley, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh,
Lothian, Scotland, published by J Otley, Keswick, Cumberland
now Cumbria, 1818; pblished 1818 to 1850s. |
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date:-
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1818
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period:-
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19th century, early; 1810s
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Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2013
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