Ambleside, England

Ambleside, England was a place mentioned in excerpts from, Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland, A.D. 1803, by Dorothy Wordsworth, and was published in 1874. Ambleside is a town(formerly a civil parish) in Cumbria, North West England. In the early 1800s, the center and focus of the town was its' market place. Now, market continues, with shops, cinema, restaurants, and is popular with tourists and outdoorsmen. It also is the head of Windermere, which is the largest lake in England.

River Nith

River Nith is a river that is located in the southwest of Scotland; it is one of the major rivers of Scotland and flows nearly twelve miles. It is mentioned in the excerpt from Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland, in which Dorothy writes of traveling alongside it. They corss the river and comment on the land surrounding it, a significant part in her commentary on Scotland. As a major Scottish river, it is fitting that it is a large part of their travels. 

 

Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond is a lake that is located in southern Scotland. The lake has some geogrpahical significance, as it is crosses the Highland Boundary Fault. This fault is commonly considered the boundry between the lowlands of Central Scotalnd and the Highlands. As are result, the lake is also the boundry betwen the counties of Strilingshire and Dunbatonshire.

Ellisland Farm

The complex is a museum in the farm Robert Burns built, lived in and farmed from 1788 until 1791. The name is said to be derived from "Isle's Land", the name of a neighboring estate. Burns gave up the farm in 1791 after he decided to switch from arable farming to dairying then continuing on to a career in the Excise. (wiki)

 

The farm is referenced several times in Dorothy Wordsworth's Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland, A.D. 1803 when referencing other landmarks and locations

Innisfree

Innisfree is a small unhabitated irish island on Lough Gill. This location has always been a beautiful representation of Ireland. WIld and gorgeous, it was an inspirational place for William Butler Yeats. His poem "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" perfectly encapsualtes its beauty. In the poem, the speaker says, 

Solway Firth

Solway Firth is the narrow inlet of the sea that forms part of the border between England and Scotland between Cumbria and Dumfries. It is characteriszed by lowland hills and small mountains and it is mainly a rural area with small villages. 

It is mentioned in Recollections in the very beginning. "There is a pleasant view from the churchyard over Solway Firth to the Cumberland mountains. Dined at Annan. On our left as we travelled along appeared the Solway Firth and the mountains beyond, but the near country dreary. "