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Ranah Stones

Early-attested site in the Parish of Penistone

Historical Forms

  • (Henr' de) Ravenhowe 13 WBx,61
  • Ranaw 1379 PT
  • Ranall 1571 WillY
  • Ranell 1771 M
  • Reynoe 1645 Hall
  • Raynow (Stones), ye Raynoh feilds 1647 YDr
  • Renold stones 1741 Hall
  • Ranah 1817 M

Etymology

Ranah Stones, (Henr ' de ) Ravenhowe 13WB x, 61(p), Ranaw 1379 PT (p), Ranall 1571 WillY, Ranell 1771 M, Reynoe 1645 Hall, Raynow (Stones ), y e Raynoh feilds 1647 YDr, Renold stones 1741 Hall, Ranah 1817 M. 'Raven mound or hill', v. hrafn , haugr . The 'stones' are a great number of boulders on the hillside.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name