Talk:Scafell

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Could someone put in a link to maps. Also, a link to Scafell Pike maybe be a good idea! Thanks!

Grid reference in the mountain box links to various mapping resources. There's a link to Scafell Pike in the first paragraph. Hope this helps. Bobble Hat 20:05, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

imagemap

Hi, I see you have the annoated picture in the infobox. There is an imagemap below, but it does not look great in an ifobox. However if the two pictures were switched on the page ?? Only a suggestion. Keep up good work Victuallers 09:10, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Go ahead and see how it looks.Bobble Hat 18:07, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

The Scafells - a sample - try moving your cursor over the picture

Geology section

I've removed the geology section recently added by an anonymous contributor, which was copied from here. My (admittedly very limited) knowledge of Lakeland geology leads me to believe that the "Scafell caldera volcano" covered the whole of the Scafell-Gable-Langdale massif, and the Scafell appelation is applied merely for convenience; therefore it's highly misleading to state that "Sca Fell is a caldera volcano" and apply this paragraph solely to one mountain. Any section on geology in this article ought to be the fruit of a little more research than simply copying the publicity blurb for a lecture. --Blisco (talk) 10:48, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Mistake in image map

The image map mistakenly linked from Esk Crag to Esk Pike (which is out of the photo to the right). I've fixed it now but for future reference, Esk Buttress or Esk Crag is the name given by rock climbers to the cliffs on the Eskdale side of Scafell Pike, between Mickledore and Narrowcove (see for example the guidebook Scafell, Wasdale, and Eskdale by A. Phizacklea). The Ordnance Survey does not use this name; the name "Dow Crag" appearing on the 1:25000 Outdoor Leisure Map 6. (This name would be too confusing if used by rock climbers, because of the better known Dow Crag in the Coniston Fells.) Gdr 00:13, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

county

Is it in Cumberland or Westmorland? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.70.166.33 (talk) 19:42, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

Cumberland. Zacwill (talk) 18:03, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

Lord's rake collapse

there seems to be two dates for this (2001,2002). Am I reading this incorrectly or should one of them be changed?84.13.66.132 (talk) 21:15, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Name of the mountain

The article uses both Scafell (one word) and Sca Fell (two words). But according to the Ordnance Survey, the mountain is named Sca Fell (two words) - see the current edition of the 1:25000 OS map; the current 1:50000 map; and equivalent earlier OS maps. Wainwright used the one word spelling but should a guidebook writer, even one held in affectionate esteem, outweigh the Ordnance Survey? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.229.126.14 (talk) 10:45, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

There is a lot of variability in the spelling of the name of this mountain. The Ordnance Survey actually made a mistake when they used "Sca Fell", as the mountain was almost universally known as "Scaw Fell" or "Scawfell" when the OS first published a map of the area. The older spelling is preserved in various derived placenames, for instance Scawfell Island in the South Cumberland Islands National Park, numerous "Scawfell Streets", etc. This spelling became less common by the 1920s but survived well into the second half of the 20th century.

For those who cannot tolerate any diversity in the "Sca Fell"/"Scafell" argument, I would refer them to the OS error, which is of great significance, since it has changed how some people pronounce the word. I think Wainwright certainly has equal authority on the subject, especially since he was not negligently perpetuating a previously rare mistake. Therefore both forms appearing in the one article should be acceptable and certainly replicate the current common usage.

ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 21:05, 27 December 2015 (UTC)