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| Gill Force, Eskdale | ||
| Gill Force | ||
| site name:- | Esk, River (2) | |
| civil parish:- | Eskdale (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | waterfall (according to the OS) | |
| locality type:- | river | |
| coordinates:- | NY17840015 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY1700 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY10 | |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) |
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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 sourcePage 108:- "The small river Esk winds along a narrow valley, among verdant fields, surmounted by rugged rocks, ... On the left hand, in travelling down the valley, there are two remarkable cascades. The first is seen from the road; but the other, which lies beyond the chapel, requires a walk of more than half a mile to view it." |
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