Skiddaw is a mountain in the Lake District National Park in the UK . With a peak at an altitude of 931 meters above sea level, it is the fourth highest mountain in England [2] . Located north of the city of Keswick ( English Keswick ) in Cumbria .
| Skiddo | |
|---|---|
| English Skiddaw | |
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| Highest point | |
| Absolute height | 931 [1] m |
| Relative height | 709 m |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Region | Cumbria |
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Etymology
The name probably has a Cumbrian origin , meaning "shoulders", given most likely in the shape of a mountain. According to another version that has gained wider recognition, the name comes from the Old Norse “skyti” or “skut” + “haugr”, meaning “archer's hill” or “hill of protruding rock” [3] . The mountain gave its name to the nearby Skiddaw Forest.
References in the literature
The mountain was mentioned in the following literary works:
- the poem Endymion by John Keats [4]
- the poem The Armada by Thomas Babington Macaulay [5]
Interesting Facts
In 1793, the English explorer John Hayes , exploring the Storm Bay area of Tasmania , reached the river he named Derwent in honor Cumbria , and also gave the nearby mountain the name Skiddo, in honor of the mountain being the subject of this article. However, if the river in Tasmania is still called Derwent, then the name of the mountain subsequently did not take root and now it is called Wellington [6] [7] .
Notes
- ↑ Peakbagger.com
- ↑ SMC (inaccessible link) . Archived on September 4, 2012.
- ↑ Ekwall, E Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Placenames Oxford University Press (1960)
- ↑ Keats, John. The Poetical Works of John Keats / Harry Buxton Forman. - Oxford University Press, 1915. - P. 151.
- ↑ The Armada, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Lord Macaulay (1800–1859) .
- ↑ Historical Notes of Wellington Park (English) (PDF). wellingtonpark.org.au. Date of treatment June 15, 2012. Archived July 22, 2012.
- ↑ Margriet Roe. Hayes, Sir John (1768-1831 ) . Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University. Date of treatment June 7, 2014. Archived on August 13, 2012.
Links
- Virtual panoramas of neighborhoods created on a computer:
- Photo and information about the mountain on the site of the Lake District National Park.