Great Langdale
Great Langdale is a valley in the Lake District , Cumbria , England . The valley extends in a westerly direction from Elterwater and the nearby Elter Water lake , into which the Great Langdale Beck flowing in the valley flows.
To the north the valley is bounded by the mountains of Pavey Ark , Harrison Stickle , Loft Crag , Pike of Stickle known as Langdale Pikes . One of the main attractions of the Lake District is the waterfall called Dungeon Ghyll Force , which runs along the Dungeon Ghyll on the north side of the valley.
At its western end, the valley divides into the northern arm of the Mickleden with the Mickleden Beck and the southern arm of the Oxendale with the Oxendale Beck . From Mickleden a way to lead passes the Esk home and Sty Head . The Stake Pass at the northern end of the valley Mickleden Beck joins Great Langdale with Borrowdale . The Great Langdale Valley served as a route for smugglers to bring alcohol into the country from the tax-free Isle of Man in the 19th century . The Esk home also opens up a path to Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain .
On its south side the valley is separated from the Little Langdale valley by the Lingmoor Fell .
In Great Langdale, material for making axes was mined in the Stone Age . This makes the valley one of the oldest inhabited places in the Lake District. The age of the rock art of the Langdale Boulders is estimated to be 2500-5000 years.
The Chapel Stile settlement at the eastern end of the valley is a 19th century slate mining settlement in the valley.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Langdale Boulders on Pastscape by English Heritage
Web links
- Great and Little Langdale on The Cumbria Directory
- Great Langdale on Visit Cumbria
- Great Langdale on English Lakes
Coordinates: 54 ° 26 '50 " N , 3 ° 4' 27.8" W.