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Armboth Fell is a fell in the English Lake District, regarded by Alfred Wainwright as the centre of Lakeland. The fell is a domed plateau, three-quarters of a mile across, jutting out to the east of the Derwentwater-Thirlmere watershed, in the Borough of Allerdale. The fell is wet underfoot, with large areas clad in heather. The eastern slopes above Thirlmere have been planted with conifers. ==Topography== Armboth Fell joins the main ridge via a shallow depression, a little to the south of High Tove, and due east of Middle Crag. This boggy low point is the source of both Fisher Gill and Launchy Gill, which form the fell's northern and southern boundaries respectively. Fisher Gill takes the shorter course, flowing straight for the shore of the reservoir through a break in the conifers below Cockrigg Crag. It enters the lake near the Armboth public car park. Launchy Gill flows across the plateau via Launchy Tarn. This is prominent on OS maps, but on the ground is a wide pool. Very shallow, it lies on a gently sloping band of rock.〔Don Blair: ''Exploring Lakeland Tarns'': Lakeland Manor Press (2003): ISBN 0-9543904-1-5〕 Launchy Gill then drops through the forest over a series of waterfalls. A marked nature tail, popular with children, follows the lower part of the gill through the trees. Prominent on the eastern flank of the fell is Fisher Crag (1,386 ft), a striking rock face set all about by trees and midway between the two gills. Reminiscent of Raven Crag to the north, this is a fine viewpoint for Thirlmere and the Eastern Fells, although public right of way is uncertain.〔Mark Richards: ''The Central Fells'': Collins (2003): ISBN 0-00-711365-X〕 ==Armboth== The fell is named for the settlement of Armboth which stood on the shore of Thirlmere near the mouth of Fisher Gill.〔Reprint of one-inch Ordnance Survey map, 1867: David & Charles (1971): ISBN 0-7153-5071-4〕 When the level of the lake was raised to create the reservoir in the 1880s, the village was abandoned and submerged. The only remaining structure is the summerhouse of Armboth Hall which lies amid the trees,〔 although a number of ruins, enclosures and tracks can still be found within the forest. There is now no habitation on the western shore of the lake, although 'Armboth' still appears on some signposts.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Armboth Fell is a fell in the English Lake District, regarded by Alfred Wainwright as the centre of Lakeland. The fell is a domed plateau, three-quarters of a mile across, jutting out to the east of the Derwentwater-Thirlmere watershed, in the Borough of Allerdale. The fell is wet underfoot, with large areas clad in heather. The eastern slopes above Thirlmere have been planted with conifers.==Topography==Armboth Fell joins the main ridge via a shallow depression, a little to the south of High Tove, and due east of Middle Crag. This boggy low point is the source of both Fisher Gill and Launchy Gill, which form the fell's northern and southern boundaries respectively. Fisher Gill takes the shorter course, flowing straight for the shore of the reservoir through a break in the conifers below Cockrigg Crag. It enters the lake near the Armboth public car park. Launchy Gill flows across the plateau via Launchy Tarn. This is prominent on OS maps, but on the ground is a wide pool. Very shallow, it lies on a gently sloping band of rock.Don Blair: ''Exploring Lakeland Tarns'': Lakeland Manor Press (2003): ISBN 0-9543904-1-5 Launchy Gill then drops through the forest over a series of waterfalls. A marked nature tail, popular with children, follows the lower part of the gill through the trees.Prominent on the eastern flank of the fell is Fisher Crag (1,386 ft), a striking rock face set all about by trees and midway between the two gills. Reminiscent of Raven Crag to the north, this is a fine viewpoint for Thirlmere and the Eastern Fells, although public right of way is uncertain.Mark Richards: ''The Central Fells'': Collins (2003): ISBN 0-00-711365-X==Armboth==The fell is named for the settlement of Armboth which stood on the shore of Thirlmere near the mouth of Fisher Gill.Reprint of one-inch Ordnance Survey map, 1867: David & Charles (1971): ISBN 0-7153-5071-4 When the level of the lake was raised to create the reservoir in the 1880s, the village was abandoned and submerged. The only remaining structure is the summerhouse of Armboth Hall which lies amid the trees, although a number of ruins, enclosures and tracks can still be found within the forest. There is now no habitation on the western shore of the lake, although 'Armboth' still appears on some signposts.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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