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|name meaning = Priest's pool
|name origin = Old English
|type = Hydrosere tarn
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The tarn is estimated to be around 4 metres (13 feet) deep, lying at an elevation of 66 metres (216 feet).
==Etymology==
The first element of Priest Pot comes from Old English ''[[wiktionary:preost|preost]]'' (priest), itself an adaptation from Latin ''[[wiktionary:presbyter|presbyter]]'' (elder, older). The second element ''pot(te)'' is a deep hollow or pool that may be liable to flooding, and therefore, holding water. There have been conjectures about the name including Wordsworth's thoughts leading towards the possibility of an Ecclesiastic having drowned in it, but it is more likely to have been used as a private fishery by the residents of Hawkshead Hall, just north of the village, and later by the monks of Furness Abbey.<ref>{{whaley|268}}</ref> The monks had built a 'grange' here and more than likely used the tarn as a fishpond or stewpond,<ref>[https://www.hawkshead-village.co.uk/?HAWKSHEAD:History_of_Hawkshead Hawkshead Village] Accessed 7 July, 2023.</ref> which is simply a place to keep live fish in readiness for cooking. Several hundred years ago the pond would have looked very different, probably slightly bigger, and the shoreline easier to access.
==Formation==
==Access==
Due to its development as a hydrosere, the tarn is not accessible in any way. It can be viewed from the B5285, or at least the trees that line the wetland's eastern aspect. Although there is nowhere to park along this section of road, there is a path that runs parallel to the road on the other side of the dry stone wall. This forms part of the Claife Community Bridleway, that has been in development for a number of years to provide a safe, off-road walking route between Hawkshead and [[Near Sawrey]]. Phase one of this path was opened to the public on [[27 April]], 2018.<ref>[https://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/caringfor/localcommunities/southern-lake-district-area/updates/claife-path-update Claife Path Update] - Lakedistrict.gov.uk. accessed 7 July, 2023.</ref> This path only passes by
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