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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Skiddaw.-- mountain, in the centre of Cumberland, on E. side of Bassenthwaite Water, 3½ miles N. of Keswick, alt. 3054 ft.; forms an oblong mass 8 miles by 7, consisting chiefly of clay slate, and includes Saddleback, Linthwaite Fell, and the Caldbeck Fells; the central part bears the name of Skiddaw Forest; on SW. side of mountain is Skiddaw Dodd (or Dodd Fell), alt. 1612 ft.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "mountain" (ADL Feature Type: "mountains") |
| Administrative units: | Cumberland AncC |
| Place: | Skiddaw |
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