Dockey Tarn Explained

Dockey Tarn
Location:Cumbria, England
Coordinates:54.4569°N -2.9989°W
Type:Lake
Pushpin Map:Cumbria

Dockey Tarn is a small lake in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England. It is located at a height of, on the west slope below the ridge from Nab Scar to Heron Pike, about south-east of Alcock Tarn, and about east of Grasmere.[1] It has been said to be one of the smallest tarns in the Lake District which is named on Ordnance Survey maps; it does not appear on their maps at 1:50,000 scale[2] but is marked and named on their 1:25,000 maps.[3]

A visitor in 2018 reported that the tarn had at that time dried up completely.[4]

The name of the tarn appeared in a 1749 document spelled "Dockrey Tarn", and is believed to derive from the local family surname Dockray.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dockey Tarn, South Lakeland . OS GetOutside . Ordnance Survey . 19 September 2022 . en-gb.
  2. Web site: Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 map centred on location of Dockey Tarn . Streetmap . 19 September 2022 . EN.
  3. Web site: Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 map centred on Dockey Tarn . Streetmap . 19 September 2022 . EN.
  4. Web site: #72: Dockey Tarn . SwimmingTheLakes . 19 September 2022 . en . 18 May 2018.
  5. Web site: Dockey Tarn . epns.nottingham.ac.uk . Survey of English Place-Names . 19 September 2022.