Posted by Rob Boden on December 03, 2007 at 20:58:36 from 88.104.188.89 user humyar.
In Reply to: Swallowdale (was Lake district books) posted by Jock on December 03, 2007 at 14:22:21:
Yes, a small group of TARS explorers including two Juniors, Alison and Fearghal, came upon a small cave in a steepsided valley with waterfalls above and below - it's at the top of Tilberthwaite Ghyll which is acknowledged as High Topps country. Here is the Google Map link: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=54.398123,-3.0802083&z=17&t=h&hl=en
(I hope). You can almost see the cave mouth on the right hand side of the stream.
However, while we know AR knew this area well and I am sure that this valley may have spurred his creation of Swallowdale, I fully accept it is in the wrong location whereas Swallowdale 1 is in the right location but I feel makes a poor Swallowdale. Ergo, he combined different elements to create his own unique landscape.
Rob