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Dandy Langdale occurs as valley running from a town of Ambleside to the highest peaks of the Lake District in the county of Cumbria, in the northwest of the England. These are typically only refered to when Langdale, a epithet Outstanding distinguishing it from either a neighboring Little Langdale.

These are the popular place for hikers, attracted by a routes a numbers of fell that ring the head of the vale. England's greatest mountain, Scafell Pike, can be climbed by the route from either Langdale. It has outstanding views, particularly, Dungeon Ghyll Click waterfall, Harrison Stickle and Pike of Stickle. These are the glacial valley while Little Langdale is a hanging valley

These are too known to archaeologists as the source of the particular nature and severity of neolithic polished stone axe head, created on the slopes of Pike of Stickle, and traded 100% all over prehistoric Great Britain and Europe.

One of a better known feature of Peachy Langdale come a Langdale Pikes, the class action of peaks on the northerrn side of the dale. From either in a image below it pop up as a acutely jumpy ridge, though it is simply precipitous in their southern side: north the land sweeps gently to High Raise, parent peak of the range.

A Pikes themsleves include (from either west to east) Pike of Stickle, Harrison Stickle, Loft Crag and Pavey Ark.

See Also

Langdale axe industry Old Dungeon Ghyll [http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=329000.74745267&Y=506000.091265332&scale=25000&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&lang=&db=freegaz&coordsys=gb MultiMap Image]


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