Peel Island on Coniston Water

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Peel Island on Coniston Water is a small wooded island in England’s Lake District, best known as the real-life inspiration for Wild Cat Island in Arthur Ransome’s "Swallows and Amazons."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic feature
island
associatedWithAuthor Arthur Ransome
associatedWithWork Swallows and Amazons
country United Kingdom
hasAccess boat only
hasCharacteristic small
wooded
hasCulturalSignificance in British children’s literature
hasEcosystem freshwater island ecosystem
hasMediaAdaptationConnection film and TV adaptations of Swallows and Amazons
hasNearbyFeature Old Man of Coniston
hasNearbySettlement Coniston
hasVegetation woodland
hasViewOf Coniston Fells
inspirationFor Wild Cat Island in Swallows and Amazons
inspired Wild Cat Island
locatedIn Cumbria
England
Lake District
locatedInBodyOfWater Coniston Water
locatedInNationalPark Lake District National Park
linked to: Lake District
notableFor association with Arthur Ransome
being the real-life inspiration for Wild Cat Island
partOf Coniston Water island group
tourismAttractionType literary tourism site
scenic natural feature
usedFor boating stop
picnicking
recreation

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Wild Cat Island inspiredBy Peel Island on Coniston Water