In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Dalegarth like this:
DALEGARTH, an ancient seat on the river Esk, 7 miles ENE of Ravenglass, in Cumberland. It belonged to the Austhwaits from 1345; passed to the Stanleys, and was changed into a farm-house. A famous waterfall near it, now called Stanley force, was formerly called Dalegarth force.
The National Monuments Record suggests that Austhwaite and Dalegarth were the same location: "Earthworks in the vicinity of Dalegarth Hall are considered to be an old tower which preceded the construction of the present building. This has been known as Austhwaite, but this may be the same as Dalegarth, the last male Austhwaite dying in 1345 and Dalegarth first being mentioned in 1437." (http://www.pastscape.org/hob.aspx?hob_id=1389371, accessed 28th August 2012). Additional information about this locality is available for Eskdale
Dalegarth through time
Dalegarth is now part of Copeland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Copeland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dalegarth itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dalegarth, in Copeland and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25768
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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