Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for GATES WATER

GATES WATER, a mountain lakelet in Furness fells, in Lancashire; between the Old Man of Coniston and Dow-crag. It has wildly savage scenery; measures about ½ a mile in circuit; contains much trout and some char; and is the source of the rivulet Torver.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a mountain lakelet"   (ADL Feature Type: "lakes")
Administrative units: Lancashire Ancient County

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