Goat's Water

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Goat's Water
Location in South Lakeland, Cumbria
Location Lake District, Cumbria
Coordinates 54°22′10″N3°07′53″W / 54.36944°N 3.13139°W / 54.36944; -3.13139 Coordinates: 54°22′10″N3°07′53″W / 54.36944°N 3.13139°W / 54.36944; -3.13139
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Goat's Water is a small accessible tarn in the English Lake District, located between Dow Crag and The Old Man of Coniston to the Duddon Valley, near the town of Coniston. [1]

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