Dockey Tarn
Dockey Tarn is a small lake in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England. It is located at a height of 379.3 m, on the west slope below the ridge from Nab Scar to Heron Pike, about 700 m south-east of Alcock Tarn, and about 2 km east of Grasmere.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nab Scar and Dove Cottage.
Nab Scar
Peak
Nab Scar is a fell in the English Lake District, an outlier of the Fairfield group in the Eastern Fells. It stands above Rydal Water.
Dove Cottage
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dove Cottage is a house on the edge of Grasmere in the Lake District of England. It is best known as the home of the poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy Wordsworth from December 1799 to May 1808, where they spent over eight years of "plain living, but high thinking". Dove Cottage is situated 3,800 feet west of Dockey Tarn.
Heron Pike
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heron Pike is a fell in the English Lake District, two kilometres east of Grasmere. It is part of the Fairfield group in the Eastern Fells. It should not be confused with the Heron Pike that forms part of Sheffield Pike, although it appears that, by coincidence, both Heron Pikes are exactly the same height.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rydal and Grasmere.
Rydal
Village
Photo: Cmyk, Public domain.
Rydal is a village in Cumbria, England. It is a small cluster of houses, a hotel, and St Mary's Church, on the A591 road midway between Ambleside and Grasmere.
Grasmere
Photo: alancleaver, CC BY 2.0.
Grasmere is a lakeside village in the Lake District National Park, best known as the home to poet William Wordsworth.
Kelbarrow
Locality
Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kelbarrow is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is located in close proximity to Grasmere, with views of Grasmere Lake.
Dockey Tarn
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in the United Kingdom
- Category: lake
- Location: Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.45707° or 54° 27′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.99894° or 2° 59′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C6VF242+RCOpenStreetMap ID
way 492169218OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q20754864
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to German—“Dockey Tarn” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره دوكى تارن”
- German: “Dockey Tarn”
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Highlights include Knott Wood and High Wood.
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