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Swinside hill, Above Derwent
Swinside
civil parish:-   Above Derwent (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   hill
coordinates:-   NY24322244
1Km square:-   NY2422
10Km square:-   NY22
altitude:-   803 feet
altitude:-   245m

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BRP44.jpg (taken 25.9.2009)  
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BZO08.jpg  Scarred by clear falling.
(taken 24.10.2013)  
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 64 5) 
placename:-  Swinside
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:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Der) 
placename:-  Swinside Hill
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of the Matchless Lake of Derwent, ie Derwent Water, scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1783, version published 1800.
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"Swinside Hill / 5th. Station"
item:-  Armitt Library : 1959.191.3
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (4th edn 1830) 
placename:-  Swinside
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains South West of Derwentwater as seen from Keswick, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland et al, 1830.
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p.115 in A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 4th edition, 1830.  "The Mountains South-West of Derwentwater: / as seen from Keswick."
"Brund and Glaramara / Esk Hause / Castle Crag and Great End / Scawfell Pike / Gait Crag / Blea Crag / Bull Crag / Cat Bell / Hindscarth / Gold Scalp / Robinson / High Stile / Red Pike / Rawling end / Causey Pike / Sail / Ill Crags / Barrow / Swinside / Coledale Hause / Grisedale Pike"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1175.6
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Swinside
source data:-   Engraving, outline view of mountains, Derwent Water from Crow Park, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, opposite p.10 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1180.7
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
source data:-   Print, woodcut outline view, The Mountains South West of Derwentwater, by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, 1830.
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Printed on p.21 of A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 5th edition, 1834.  "THE MOUNTAINS SOUTH-WEST OF DERWENTWATER: as seen from Keswick"
"Brund and Glaramara / Esk Hause / Castle Crag and Great End / Scawfell Pike / Gait Crag / Blea Crag / Bull Crag / Cat Bell / Hindscarth / Gold Scalp / Robinson / High Stile / Newlands Hause / Red Pike / Rawling End / Causey Pike / Sail / Ill Crags / Barrow / Swinside / Coledale Hause / Grisedale Pike"
item:-  JandMN : 48.5
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evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:-  Swinside
source data:-   Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
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"Swinside"
blocks, settlement 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-   outline view:- Barrow 1888
placename:-  Swinside
source data:-   Outline view, engraving? Outline of Mountain Tops as seen from the Keswick Hotel, sketched by John Barrow, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, St Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane, Fleet Street, London, 1888.
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"... Swinside ..."
item:-  Kendal Library : 10.3
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evidence:-   outline view:- Jenkinson 1875
placename:-  Swinside
source data:-   Print, lithograph, outline view, Panoramic Sketches from Skiddaw, Cumberland, by Edwin A Pettitt, London, published by Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, London, 1875.
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"... Swinside ..."
item:-  JandMN : 28.8
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evidence:-   outline view:- Black 1856 (23rd edn 1900) 
placename:-  Swineside
source data:-   Print, lithograph, Outline Views, Skiddaw and Derwent Water - Mountains as seen at Lodore Hotel, and Mountains as seen at the Third Gate on Ascending Latrigg on the Way to Skiddaw, by J Flintoft, Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, Lothian, about 1900.
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"... 3 Swineside ... 19 Swineside ..."
item:-  JandMN : 37.14
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evidence:-   outline view:- Black 1841 (3rd edn 1846) 
placename:-  Swineside
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains as seen at Lowdore Inn, and Mountains as seen at the Third Gate on Ascending Latrigg on the Way to Skiddaw, by J Flintoft, Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, Lothian, about 1846.
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"... 3 Swineside ... 19 Swineside ..."
item:-  JandMN : 32.7
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836
placename:-  Swinside
source data:-   Print, engraving, View from Skiddaw, looking South, Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, drawn by George Tattersall, engraved by W F Topham, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster Row, London, about 1836.
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The print is captioned with mountain names and acts as an outline view. 
Tipped in opposite p.91 of The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall. 
printed at bottom:-  "VIEW FROM SKIDDAW, / looking South. / [London Pubd. ...]"
printed at p.91:-  "... FOUR VIEWS FROM THE SUMMIT OF SKIDDAW. III. LOOKING SOUTH. / ... / 39. Swinside, Cumberland. / ..."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1204.38
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evidence:-   old print:- 
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite Lakes from the Road to Watendlath, Cumberland, published by Sherwood and Co, London, 1836?
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The view is from just above Ashness Bridge. Objects in the view are identified by a caption at the bottom (unfortunately the print is pale, so some objects are unclear, and the caption seems to be a little misaligned) - Swinside, Lord's Seat, Barff, St. Herbert's I., Bassenthwaite L., Ramp's I., Vicar's I., Lord's I., Skiddaw Dodd, Castle Hill, Keswick, Skiddaw, Latrigg, Falcon Crag. 
printed at bottom:-  "DERWENTWATER and BASSENTHWAITE LAKES. / from the Road to Watendlath."
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.370
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