Loughrigg Tarn
Loughrigg Tarn | |
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View from Loughrigg Fell | |
Location | Lake District |
Coordinates | 54°25′50″N 3°0′42″W / 54.43056°N 3.01167°WCoordinates: 54°25′50″N 3°0′42″W / 54.43056°N 3.01167°W |
Basin countries | United Kingdom |
Max. length | 0.3 km (0.19 mi) |
Max. width | 0.4 km (0.25 mi) |
Average depth | 6.9 m (23 ft) |
Max. depth | 10.3 m (34 ft) |
Loughrigg Tarn (/ˌlʌfrɪɡ
Loughrigg Tarn was a favoured place of William Wordsworth, who, in his Epistle to Sir George Howland Beaumont Bart, likened it to “Diana’s Looking-glass... round, clear and bright as heaven," in reference to Lake Nemi, the mirror of Diana in Rome.[1]
Alfred Wainwright notes that Loughrigg Tarn is "one of the most secluded of tarns", rarely being visible from the fells.[2] He also identifies that Loughrigg Fell is the only Lake District fell to share its name with a tarn, although he might have overlooked Scoat Fell (Scoat Tarn) and Bowscale Fell (Bowscale Tarn).[3]
References
- ↑ John Nuttall; Anne Nuttall (1996). The Tarns of Lakeland. 2. Cicerone. p. 117. ISBN 9781852842109.
- ↑ Alfred Wainwright. A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells. Book Three: The Central Fells. Loughrigg Fell, p10.
- ↑ Alfred Wainwright. A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells. Book Three: The Central Fells. Loughrigg Fell, p2.