HEIGHTS OF MOUNTAINS. Compiled chiefly from the Ordnance Survey. Abbrev.-Y., Yorkshire; W., Westmoreland; L., Lancashire. otherwise specified the summits are in Yorkshire. When not The highest mountain in England, Scafell Pike, 3210 ft.; in Wales, Snowdon, 3571 ft.; in Scotland, Ben Nevis, 4406 ft.; in Ireland, Carrantuohill, 3414 ft. HEIGHTS OF ROADS AND PASSES. Fountains Fell, from Silverdale Head, cart-road Under the summit of Calf Fell, between Howgill and Bowderdale, cart-road and bridle-path ... ... Malham to Horton over Fountains Fell, foot-path Helwith Bridge by Dale Head to Litton Kingsdale, between Ingleton and Dent Hawes to Ribblehead by Newby Head... ... ... ... ... FEET 2180 ... ... 2150 ... ... Settle to Litton, or Halton Gill by Rainscar Bowland Knotts road between Clapham and Slaidburn The following table shews the altitude of the highest inhabited houses, inns, villages, market-towns, and passenger-railway, in Yorkshire and in England, respectively: The highest inhabited house in England: FEET ... Rumney's House, south of Alston, in Cumberland, on the Durham border ... 1980 The highest inhabited house in Yorkshire : Grouse House, near the source of the Cover, in the North Riding 1700 The highest inn in England: The Cat and Fiddle, on Buxton Moors, in Cheshire... 1765 The highest inn in Yorkshire : Tan Hill, between Barras and Keld, in the North Riding 1620 ... The South Durham and Lancastrian Union Railway, between Barras and Bowes, on Stainmoor 1378 The foregoing summary of a discussion on the subject was furnished by the writer to the Leeds Mercury Supplement for April 7th, 1888. There is, however, an error in the original table with respect to the highest inn in Yorkshire, which should be as given above, a correction which is owing to Prof. J. G. Baker, F.R.S., author of North Yorkshire, who pointed out the fact to the writer by letter, some little time afterwards. RAINFALL IN NORTH-WEST YORKSHIRE, &c. Reproduced by permission, from Symons's" British Rainfall.” Stations, Arncliffe.... Aysgarth Vicarage..... Barden (Upper) Reservoir Grange (Kents Bank House) Grimwith Reservoir... Hawes (Beckside, Hawes Junction Hornby Castle Kirkby Lonsdale. Kirkby Lonsdale (Cas- Kirkby Stephen Leyburn (Bolton Hall) J. Watson, C.E...... Eli Milnes...... Rev. R. Pinck 1250 ......... 36.08 39.77 47.32 1100 ........ 1135 For particulars of Rainfall taken during the great flood on August 24th and 25th, 1891, described on pp. 433 to 436, see Symons's British Rainfall for 1891, pp. 123 to 125. CRAVEN MILITIA DURING THE FRENCH WARS. W HEN the French War broke out in 1803, Lord Ribblesdale raised the regiment known as the "Craven Legion,”—the Infantry numbering 1200 and the Cavalry 250, or together 1450 horse and foot. In 1808 the Infantry were made Local Militia, and the Cavalry designated the "Craven Yeomanry Cavalry." His Lordship was Colonel Commandant of both regiments until the Local Militia was disbanded in 1816. In 1817 his Lordship resigned the Colonelcy of the Cavalry to his son, the late Lord Ribblesdale, who had held the rank of LieutenantColonel in the Local Militia, and a Captain in the Cavalry. The latter nobleman continued commandant of the Cavalry until it was finally disbanded in 1828. In the Globe for Feb. 20th, 1809, the undermentioned appointments are gazetted, as follows: MILITARY PROMOTIONS.--Commissions signed by the Lord-Lieutenants of the West Riding of the County of York, City and County of the City of York: CRAVEN REGIMENT OF LOCAL MILITIA. Lord Ribblesdale to be Colonel. Dated Sept. 10th, 1809. The undermentioned to be Captain. Dated as above. Thomas Peel, Esq., Lister Ellis, Esq., Richard Carr, Esq., Thomas Cockshot, Esq., Robinson Chippendale, Esq., John Carr, Esq., William Ellis, Esq., Henry Owen Cunliffe, Esq., Abraham Chamberlaine, Esq., Josias Robinson, Esq., Robert Willis, Esq., John Armistead, Esq. The undermentioned to be Lieutenant. Dated as above. Samuel Westerman, Gent., Thomas Clayton, Gent., Charles Tindal, Gent., John Nightingale, Gent., William Moorhouse, Gent., Josiah Cooper, Gent., David Hewitt, Gent., John Spenser, Gent., Christopher Johnson, Gent., John Helston, Gent., Thomas Spenser, Gent., Thomas Binns, Gent., Christopher Lancaster, Gent., Henry Tristram, Gent., John Howson, Gent. The undermentioned to be Ensign. Dated as above. To be Quarter-Master: Thomas Dawson, Gent. Dated as above. |