Dunmail, known as the last king of Cumberland, is fabled to lie beneath the cairn atop Dunmail Raise in Cumbria, nestled between Steel Fell and Seat Sandal.
According to folklore, he fell in battle against King Edmund of England and King Malcolm of Scotland, and his defeated warriors were forced to pile stones on his body where he lay. Those who escaped with their lives are said to have carried his crown away and cast it into Grisedale Tarn.
Folklore has it that every year, loyal warriors retrieve the crown and take it to the cairn, and strike it with their spears to wake the slumbering king, who responds simply:
'Not yet, not yet; wait awhile, my warriors.'
When founding Dunmail Systems Engineering, we wanted a name that reflected our roots in the Lake District. Since both of us share a love of the mountains and heritage of our home county, we found the name 'Dunmail' hit all the right notes and had a great ring to it without being overly obscure.
The origin of rest of the name of course derives from our core discipline, and so Dunmail Systems Engineering (aka Dunmail Systems, or sometimes just DSE for short) came into being.
We love how it reflects the intentions of the business, harks back to our home, and has a connection to the Celtic and Cumbraek heritage that we share.
Author
Dan Lenartowicz MEng MIET MiFSE
Founding Partner, Dunmail Systems
Co-founder. technical authority. and compliance expert on medical instrumentation and consumer products. Specialising in functional safety, and systems integration for regulated markets.