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[[File:Dunmallard Hill Summit - geograph.org.uk - 1308955.jpg|thumb|right|The summit of Dunmallet]] |
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'''Dunmallet'''<ref name=wainwright /> or '''Dunmallard Hill'''<ref>This name is used on Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 map.</ref> is a small hill in the English [[Lake District]], near [[Pooley Bridge]], [[Cumbria]]. It is the subject of a chapter of [[Alfred Wainwright|Wainwright's]] book ''[[The Outlying Fells of Lakeland]]''.<ref name=wainwright>{{cite book|last=Wainwright|first=A.|authorlink=Alfred Wainwright|title=[[The Outlying Fells of Lakeland]]|year=1974|publisher=Westmorland Gazette|location=Kendal|pages=214-215|chapter=Dunmallet}}</ref> It reaches {{convert|775|ft|m}} and Wainwright describes the ascent, from Pooley Bridge, as a "simple after-dinner stroll". He lists two other early spellings: '''Dunmalloght''' and '''Dunmallock''' The hill is wooded and the views from the top limited. |
'''Dunmallet'''<ref name=wainwright /> or '''Dunmallard Hill'''<ref>This name is used on Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 map.</ref> is a small hill in the English [[Lake District]], near [[Pooley Bridge]], [[Cumbria]]. It is the subject of a chapter of [[Alfred Wainwright|Wainwright's]] book ''[[The Outlying Fells of Lakeland]]''.<ref name=wainwright>{{cite book|last=Wainwright|first=A.|authorlink=Alfred Wainwright|title=[[The Outlying Fells of Lakeland]]|year=1974|publisher=Westmorland Gazette|location=Kendal|pages=214-215|chapter=Dunmallet}}</ref> It reaches {{convert|775|ft|m}} and Wainwright describes the ascent, from Pooley Bridge, as a "simple after-dinner stroll". He lists two other early spellings: '''Dunmalloght''' and '''Dunmallock''' The hill is wooded and the views from the top limited.<ref name="wainwright" /> |
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Remains of an [[British Iron Age|iron age]] [[hill fort]] have been detected on the hill.<ref>{{cite PastScape|mnumber=11131 | mname=Dunmallard Hillfort | accessdate=6 May 2012}}</ref> |
Remains of an [[British Iron Age|iron age]] [[hill fort]] have been detected on the hill.<ref>{{cite PastScape|mnumber=11131 | mname=Dunmallard Hillfort | accessdate=6 May 2012}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:25, 2 July 2013
Dunmallet[1] or Dunmallard Hill[2] is a small hill in the English Lake District, near Pooley Bridge, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.[1] It reaches 775 feet (236 m) and Wainwright describes the ascent, from Pooley Bridge, as a "simple after-dinner stroll". He lists two other early spellings: Dunmalloght and Dunmallock The hill is wooded and the views from the top limited.[1]
Remains of an iron age hill fort have been detected on the hill.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Wainwright, A. (1974). "Dunmallet". The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. Kendal: Westmorland Gazette. pp. 214–215.
- ^ This name is used on Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 map.
- ^ Historic England. "Dunmallard Hillfort (11131)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 6 May 2012.
54°36′51″N 2°49′34″W / 54.61417°N 2.82611°W
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