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Lang Howe, Lakes
Lang Howe
locality:-   Swinescar Pike
civil parish:-   Lakes (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   rocks
locality type:-   hill (?) 
coordinates:-   NY31840710
1Km square:-   NY3107
10Km square:-   NY30
altitude:-   1358 feet
altitude:-   414m

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 25 4) 
placename:-  Lang Howe
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:-   perhaps outline view:- Martineau 1855
placename:-  Meg's Gill Head
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains seen a little beyond Rydal Mount, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855.
image  click to enlarge
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Opposite p.64 in A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau. 
The view is captioned, numbers refering to mountains in the image - 1 Loughrigg Fell, 2 Lingmoor, 3 Pike of Bliscow, 4 Crinkle Crags, 5 Meg's Gill Head, 6 Silver How, 7 Pike of Stickle, 8 Harrison Stickle, 9 Pavey Ark 
printed at top:-  "MOUNTAINS SEEN A LITTLE BEYOND RYDAL MOUNT."
printed at bottom left, right:-  "L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinr."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1159.9
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