Leaning tree over the water at Tarn Hows, Cumbria
The word tarn derives from the old Norse word 'tjorn' meaning teardrop, 'how' is norse for hill. Tarn Hows is an area of the Lake District National Park, containing a picturesque tarn, approximately two miles ( km) northeast of Coniston and about one and a half miles ( km) northwest of Hawkshead. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the area with over half a million visitors per year in the 1970s and is managed by the National Trust. Tarn Hows is fed at its northern end by a series of valley and basin mires and is drained by Tom Gill which cascades down over several small waterfalls to Glen Mary bridge: named by John Ruskin who felt that Tom Gill required a more picturesque name and so gave the area the title 'Glen Mary'.
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Location: Tarn Hows, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England
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