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|name = Colwith Force |
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|historic name = ''kolviðr fors''<ref name=" whaley80">{{whaley|80}}</ref> |
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|name meaning = Charcoal wood waterfall |
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|name origin = Old Norse |
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|elevation = 90 metres (295 feet) |
|elevation = 90 metres (295 feet) |
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|height = 12 metres (40 feet) |
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'''Colwith Force''' is a small-medium sized waterfall, located on the [[River Brathay]] approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of [[Skelwith Bridge]] and 0.8 miles (1.4 km) east of [[Little Langdale]]. Both Colwith Force and [[Skelwith Force]] are popular with visitors throughout the year and are easily accessed by foot using a small section of the [[Cumbria Way]]. There are good walkable paths and single-track country lanes to explore the area further, reaching into Little Langdale and [[Lingmoor Fell]] to the west and [[Loughrigg Fell]] and [[Loughrigg Tarn]] to the east. The countryside is predominantly arable with scattered woodland. The waterfall, situated at the northernmost point of the combined wooded area of High Park Coppice and Atkinson’s Coppice, drops around 12 metres (40 ft) over several tiers. During periods of heavy rainfall the waterfall is particularly spectacular. |
'''Colwith Force''' is a small-medium sized waterfall, located on the [[River Brathay]] approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of [[Skelwith Bridge]] and 0.8 miles (1.4 km) east of [[Little Langdale]]. Both Colwith Force and [[Skelwith Force]] are popular with visitors throughout the year and are easily accessed by foot using a small section of the [[Cumbria Way]]. There are good walkable paths and single-track country lanes to explore the area further, reaching into Little Langdale and [[Lingmoor Fell]] to the west and [[Loughrigg Fell]] and [[Loughrigg Tarn]] to the east. The countryside is predominantly arable with scattered woodland. The waterfall, situated at the northernmost point of the combined wooded area of High Park Coppice and Atkinson’s Coppice, drops around 12 metres (40 ft) over several tiers. During periods of heavy rainfall the waterfall is particularly spectacular. |
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==Etymology== |
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''Colwith'' probably comes from Old Norse ''[[wiktionary:kol#Old_Norse|kol]]'' ("coal, charcoal") and Old Norse ''[[wiktionary:viðr|viðr]]'' ("wood, timber, a tree, a forest"). As a compound word ''kolviðr'' means ''wood for charcoal'' – the Langdale Valley still contains deciduous woodland.<ref name=" whaley80"/> A continuous stretch of this woodland includes Hag Wood, Baysbrown Wood, and Sawrey's Wood; also pockets of woodlands exist south of [[Elter Water]] and on the northern aspect of Park Fell near [[Skelwith Force]]. A less likely possibility points to Old Norse ''[[wiktionary:vað|vað]]'' ("ford, a place for wading"), which is most likely to have been a site at the present-day Colwith Bridge over the [[River Brathay]].<ref name="whaley80"/> With regard to ''force'', this comes from Old Norse ''[[wiktionary:ors#Old_Norse|fors]]'' and alternative ''foss'' ("waterfall"). Several contain a place name as the first element, such as [[Skelwith Force]] and [[Aira Force]]. Others include itself as the first element, such as Force Crag.<ref>Whaley (2006) p.398</ref> |
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==The water’s journey== |
==The water’s journey== |
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