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placename:-
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High Crag
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locality:-
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Lodore
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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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rocks
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coordinates:-
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NY268191
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10Km square:-
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NY21
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References
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OS County Series
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1Km square |
NY2619 |
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old map:- |
OS County Series (Cmd 64
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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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placename:-
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High Crag
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other name:-
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Crag, High
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rocks
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date:-
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1890=1899
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period:-
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19th century, late; 1890s
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descriptive text:- |
West 1778 (11th edn 1821)
-- probably relevant
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Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West,
published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once
Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821. |
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goto source.
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Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769
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Page 203:-
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Oct. 3. [from Keswick] to Borrowdale; ... ... entered
Borrowdale: the crags named Lowdore-banks began now to
impend terribly over the way, and more terribly when you
hear that three years since an immense mass of rock tumbled
at once from the brow, barred all access to the dale (for
this is the only road) till they could work their way
through it. Luckily no one was passing by at the time of
this fall; but down the side of the mountain, and far into
the lake, lie dispersed the huge fragments of this
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goto source.
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Page 204:-
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ruin, in all shapes and in all directions: ...
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placename:-
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Lodore Banks
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date:-
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1769
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period:-
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18th century, late; 1760s
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Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008
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