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Esk Hause
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parish
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Eskdale parish, once in
Cumberland
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parish
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Borrowdale parish, once in
Cumberland
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county:-
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Cumbria
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pass
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coordinates:-
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NY232080
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10Km square:-
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NY20
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NY2308 |
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source:- |
Martineau 1855
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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. |
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Page 150:-
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... From Esk Hause, there is a singular view, composed of
three lines of landscape. One begins with Borrowdale, lying
immediately below, and extends to Derwentwater and
Bassenthwaite, past Skiddaw, in full glory, and on over the
whole intervening plain, to the Solway and the Scotch
mountains. This is the north-western view.- The opposite, or
south-eastern one, begins with Langdale, and proceeds by the
opening of the Brathay valley and Windermere, till it is
closed in by Ingleborough, in Yorkshire.- The third, and
intermediate view, is down Eskdale, past its verdure and its
cataracts, past the sands, past lonely Blackcombe, to the
broad sea. When we were on Esk Hause, the spectacle of these
three lines of landscape was remarkable. Towards Keswick,
the atmosphere was thick, just to the degree that gave a
visionary character to the long perspective. The lake of
Derwentwater was hardly distinguishable from its shores, so
that the wooded islands and the town of Keswick lay as if in
air, still and unsubstantial. In the direction of Eskdale,
all was bright and glittering; while from Langdale and the
head of Borrowdale the
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white mists came tumbling out towards us, as if to stifle
us; and nothing could be seen, except at intervals, when a
whiff of wind disclosed long sweeps of the sides of the
valleys, and stretches of the streams and fields below. It
is these changes that give a singular charm to this mountain
district. The residents of the valleys, in their occasional
ascents to these heights, never see the scene twice alike,-
the great landmarks themselves being scarcely recognizable
but by certain incidents of their forms.
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viewpoint
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date:-
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1855
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period:-
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19th century, late; 1850s
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old print:- |
Otley 1823 (4th edn 1830)
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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 115:-
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The Mountains South-West of Derwentwater: / as seen from
Keswick.
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Brund and Glaramara / Esk Hause / Castle Crag and Great End
/ Scawfell Pike / Gait Crag / Blea Crag / Bull Crag / Cat
Bell / Hindscarth / Gold Scalp / Robinson / High Stile / Red
Pike / Rawling end / Causey Pike / Sail / Ill Crags / Barrow
/ Swinside / Coledale Hause / Grisedale Pike
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placename:-
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Esk Hause
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date:-
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1830
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period:-
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19th century, early; 1830s
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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 66:-
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... leave the Wasdale road at the bridge, proceeding by the
side of the gill towards Esk Hause, (which some of our
learned topographers have converted into Ash-course,) ...
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other name:-
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Ash Course
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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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Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008
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