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Low Fell, Loweswater
Low Fell
civil parish:-   Loweswater (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   hill
locality type:-   fell
coordinates:-   NY13732263
1Km square:-   NY1322
10Km square:-   NY12
altitude:-   1388 feet
altitude:-   423m

photograph
BXK31.jpg  Cairn at summit.
(taken 23.9.2012)  
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 63 5) 
placename:-  Low Fell
placename:-  Fell, Low
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.
evidence:-   descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) 
placename:-  Lowfell
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.
image WS21P139, button  goto source
Page 139:-  "... Behind all, Low-fell raises its verdant front; a sweet contrast to his murky neighbours, and a pleasing termination, either as seen from the top of this rock [Buttermere Hause], ..."
evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836 (version 1869) 
placename:-  Low Fell
source data:-   Print, hand coloured, Loweswater, from the North West, Cumberland, drawn by George Tattersall, 1836, engraved by W F Topham, published by T J Allman, 463 Oxford Street, London, 1869.
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TAT216.jpg
Included in The Lakes of England, by W F Topham. 
printed at bottom:-  "LOWESWATER, / from the North West."
printed at bottom:-  "Bottom. / Grasmoor. / Whiteless. / Buttermere Moss. / Hindscarth. / Low Fell. / Glaramara. / Honister Crag. / Melbreak. / High Style. / Red Pike. / Blake Fell."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1067.16
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836
placename:-  Low Fell
source data:-   Print, engraving, Loweswater from the North West, Cumberland, drawn by George Tattersall, engraved by W F Topham, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster Row, London, about 1836.
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TAT134.jpg
The print is captioned with mountain names and acts as an outline view. 
Frontispiece to The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall (listed to be inserted opposite p.35). 
printed at bottom:-  "LOWESWATER. / from the North West."
printed at bottom left to right:-  "Bottom. / Grasmoor. / Whiteless. / Buttermere &Moss. / Hindscarth. / Low Fell. / Glaramara. / Honister Crag. / Melbreak. / High Style. / Red Pike. / Blake Fell."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1204.35
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photograph
BXK29.jpg  Cairn,
(taken 23.9.2012)  
photograph
BXK30.jpg  Rock in cairn.
(taken 23.9.2012)  
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