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| Pen-y-ghent, North Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pen-y-ghent | ||||||||||||||||||
| county:- | North Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||
| locality type:- | hill | |||||||||||||||||
| coordinates:- | SD83877339 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1Km square:- | SD8373 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10Km square:- | SD87 | |||||||||||||||||
| altitude:- | 2277 feet | |||||||||||||||||
| altitude:- | 694m | |||||||||||||||||
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) placename:- Pennygant |
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| 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. goto sourceAddendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769 Page 221:- "..." "Oct. 14. Leaving [Settle] ... I saw at once the three famous hills of this county, Ingleborough, Pennygant, and Pendle; the first is esteemed the highest, and their features are not to be described, but by the pencil." goto sourceTour to the Caves in the West Riding of Yorkshire, late 18th century Page 274:- "..." "... to the village of Horton, situated at the bottom of the lofty and elegant mountain Pennegant. ..." goto sourcePage 275:- "..." "Before we left Horton we visited some natural curiosities of the cavern kind on the base of Pennegant.[1] Dowgill-scar, ... [and] Hulpit and Huntpit-holes. ..." "[1] The word Pen is of Phoenician extraction, and signifies head or eminence. It was first introduced into Cornwall, where the Phoenicians had a colony, who wrought the tin mines. Hence we have many names in Cornwall which begin with Pen. Most mountains in Wales begin with Pen. In Scotland, the labial letter P is changed to B and Pen into Ben; as Benlomond, Benevish, &c." |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) placename:- Pennygant item:- latitude; longitude; lat and long |
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| source data:- | Guide book, A Concise Description of the English Lakes, the
mountains in their vicinity, and the roads by which they may be
visited, with remarks on the mineralogy and geology of the
district, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick,
Cumberland now Cumbria, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur
Foster, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823; published 1823-49,
latterly as the Descriptive Guide to the English Lakes. goto source Page 79:- "STATION IV.- CONISTON OLD MAN." "Latitude 54° 22′ 20″ N. Longitude 3° 6′ 34″W. Height 2577 feet."
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