why is the hill " coniston old man" so called in the lake district ?

Answer 1

Hi

The term man refers to the top of a mountain, as in Little Man on Skiddaw and Lower Man on Helvellyn. The Old Man Of Coniston is actually a mountain not a hill, it may get offended being referred to as such!!!!

In answer to one of the answerer's questions, there is one lake in the Lake District, Bassenthwaite. You are spot on, all the others are waters, meres etc.

Hope this answers your question.

Dean

Answer 2

The reasons for the naming of most hills and mountains in the UK have obscure origins, usually the name was first applied by the people living locally, quite often immediately below the mountain or even on it's flanks. Nowadays very few people live in such places as they're inaccesible by modern transport but back in the days of horses and ponies it didn't matter so much where you lived.

It's probable then that the name was originally given by those living closest to it. The name may have been literally applied if it was thought that the mountain resembled an old man or had the characteristics of an old man. There are several instances of such naming in Scotland with hills called Am Bodach (old man) and An Cailleach (old woman).

The 'Coniston' part of the name would have come from the local settlement. Coniston means the King's hamlet.

Answer 3

It used to be called "The Old Man Of Coniston", because it looks down over, and, to a degree, shelters the village and water ( which, incidentally, is not a lake).
How many lakes are there in the Lake District? Most are meres or waters.

Answer 4

You might want to rephrase your question.

Answer 5

i don't know