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Mockerkin Tarn, Loweswater
runs into:-    Marron, River

Mockerkin Tarn
locality:-   Mockerkin
civil parish:-   Loweswater (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   tarn
coordinates:-   NY08342317 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY0823
10Km square:-   NY02
altitude:-   377 feet
altitude:-   115m


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BQD02.jpg (taken 17.2.2009)  
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BQD01.jpg (taken 17.2.2009)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 62 6) 
placename:-  Mockerkin Tarn
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:-   old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 96) 
source data:-   Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, the Road from Kendal to Cockermouth, and the Road from Egremond to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.
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OG96Bm05.jpg
In mile 8, Cumberland.  "a Lake"
end of a lake between hills on the right of the road. 
item:-  JandMN : 22
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   probably old map:- Bowen 1720 (plate 261) 
source data:-   Road strip map, uncoloured engraving, pl.261, the end of the road from Kendal to Cockermouth and the road from Egremont to Carlisle, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, published by Emanuel Bowen, St Katherines, London, 1720.
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B261m05.jpg
"a Lake"
On the right of the road at mile 8 from Egremont. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : Lowther.36
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774.
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D4NY02SE.jpg
"Tarn"
lake 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library


photograph
BNC98.jpg  Winter dusk.
(taken 2.1.2007)  

notes:-  
"Mockerkin Tarn / Winter water level 115m / above Newlyn datum 1964"

hearsay:-  
They say there is a sunken village in the tarn, its church bell tolling below. Nearby is the grave of celtic King Morken.

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