Pillar, Cumberland
Historical Description
Pillar, a mountain in the S of Cumberland, between the head of Mosedale and the left side of the upper part of Ennerdale. It rises steeply in a compact mass of crags, forms from every view a magnificent object, and attains an altitude of 2937 feet above sea-level. Wordsworth says-" It wears the shape Of a vast building made of many crags; And in the midst is one particular rock, That rises like a column from the vale- Whence by our shepherds it is called the Pillar."
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cumberland is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Pillar are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)