Knottkanan
Early-attested site in the Parish of Barton
Historical Forms
- Knotkanan(e), Knotcanane 1220–47,1278 Lowth 1278 Ass9d 1279 ib
- Knotcanen, Knochanan 1279 Lanc
Etymology
Knottkanan (lost), Knotkanan (e ), Knotcanane 1220–47, 1278Lowth , 1278Ass 9d, 1279 ib 4d, Knotcanen , Knochanan 1279 Lanc 449, 452.An inversion compound of ON knǫttr 'rocky hill-top' and a pers.n. from OIr Canainn (CGH 533), Canánn or (as Ekwall, ScandsCelts 41, also suggests) Conán with -o - becoming ON, ME -a - as in ON Kalman from OIr Colman . F. W. Ragg (CW x, 456) identifies the place with Steel Knotts, but its location is by no means certain.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Eamont Bridge
- King Arthur's Round Table
- Bower Bank
- Cross Dormant
- Eusemere Hill
- Hollinthwaite
- Pooley Bridge
- Rest Dod
- Glenamara Park
- Grisedale
- Hartsop Above How, Low Hartsop
- Kirk Stone, Kirkstone Pass
- Place Fell
- Poke Mill
- Thrang Crag
- Glenridding, Glenridding Beck
- Celleron
- Thorpe
- Tirril
- High Winder
- Bannerdale, Bannerdale Beck
- Birkshaw
- Boredale
- Cawdale
- Christy Bridge
- Fusedale, Fusedale Beck
- Swinsty
- Glencoyne, Glencoyne Beck
- Mayburgh
- Hallin Fell
- Sandwick, Sandwick Bay
- Swarthbeck
- Swarth Fell
- Aisdale
- Bleawick
- Deepdale
- Rooking
Other OS name
- Bleach Green
- Castlesteads
- Glen Dowlin
- The Grotto
- Hazel Bank
- Hugh's Crag
- Mitchell Holme
- Broad Ing
- Margate Cross
- Sockbridge Hall & Mill
- Beulah Ho
- Elderbeck
- Netherhead Wood
- Weskew Plant
- Cat Crag
- Cowgarth
- Martindale Forest
- Mortar Crag
- The Nab
- Nettleslack
- Nickles, Nicklethorn
- Pikeawassa
- The Rake
- Ramsgill
- Red Crag
- Redgate Gill
- Brothersfield
- Buck Stones
- Bull Crag
- Caiston Beck
- The Cape
- Capel Crags
- Catstye Cam
- Caudale, Caudale Beck, Bridge, Head, & Moor
- Cherry Holm
- Cock Cove
- Cofa Pike
- Gavel Pike & Moss
- Glenridding Common, Dod, & Screes
- Goldrill Beck & Bridge
- Grasthwaitehow
- Gray Crag
- Greenbank
- Greenhow End
- Green Side
- Grisedale Beck, Brow, Forest, Hause, & Tarn
- Hare Bennet
- Harrison Crag
- The Knight
- Norman Bank
- Red Screes
- Round How
- Ruthwaite Cove
- St Patrick's Well
- St Raven's Edge
- St Sunday Crag
- Satura Crag
- Sheffield Pike
- Side Fm
- Sleet Cove
- Smallthwaite Band
- Spout Crag
- Spying How
- Stand Crags
- Stang
- Stay Dubb
- Steel Edge
- Sticks Pass
- Stonebarrow Gill
- Yanwath Woodhouse
- Lady Beck
- Auterstone
- Daw's Pond
- Moor End
- Waterside Ho
- Cothow
- Henhow
- Millhow
- Scarth
- Beckstones
- Brown Dod
- Crookabeck
- Glencoynedale & Wood
- Hayeswater Gill
- Nick Head
- Old Castles
- Pasture Beck
- Patterdale Hall
- Prison Crag
- Purse Bay & Point
- Moorside
- Yanwath Hall
- Yanwath Wood
- The Bank
- Barton Fell, Hall, & Park
- Broadrim Wood
- Broom Hill
- High & Low Brow
- Brown Rigg
- Brunt Stones
- Carrick
- The Cockpit
- Cracoe
- Crannog
- Crookdyke
- Glebe Fm
- Grandyscar Wood
- Greengeer Gutter
- Heugh Scar
- Hodgson Hill
- Hole Ho
- Ketley Gate
- Kirkbarrow
- Lambert Lad
- Lock Bank
- Long Crag
- Loup Knott
- Mains Ho
- Thwaite Hill
- Whinny Crag
- White Knott
- Winder Green & Hall
- Woodside
- Chapel in the Hause
- Heck Beck, Cove & Crag
- Mellguards
- Scalehow Beck & Force
- Arnison Crag
- Brown Cove
- Crass Gate
- Gillside
- Hartsop Dod & Hall
- Lanehead
- Oak Howe
- The Rake
- Rattlebeck Bridge
- Raven Crag
- Southwaite Green
- Highfield
- Arthur's Pike
- Bower Crag
- Mill Moor
- Parkfoot
- Parkhouse
- Pooley Mill
- Ravencragg
- Ridding Brow
- Roehead, Roehouse
- St Paul's Church
- Seat
- Sharrow
- Sharrow Bay
- Standing Stones
- Allen Crag
- Angletarn Beck & Pikes
- Annegarth
- Beda Fell & Head
- Birkie Knott
- Bonscale
- Boredale Beck, Boredalehead
- Bridgend
- Brock Crag
- Brownthwaite Crag
- Buck Crag
- The Coombs
- Cote
- Dalehead
- Deer Forest
- High & Low Dod
- Ewe Crag
- Garth Heads
- Geordie's Crag
- Gowk Hill
- Grandybrae Wood
- Groove Gill
- Hallinbank, Hallinhag Wood
- Hart Crag
- The Hause
- Hawk Crag
- Hewthwaite
- Highgate
- High Raise
- Howe Grain
- Howsteadbrow
- Howtown
- Howtown Wyke
- Kailpot Bay & Crag
- Kilbert Howe
- The Knott
- Lanty Tarn
- Long Crag
- Red Scar
- Sleet Fell
- Steel End & Knotts
- Swarth Bank
- Swine Slacks
- Townhead
- Waternook
- Well Gill
- White Knotts
- Winter Crag
- Birk Fell
- Birkhouse Moor
- Birks Crag
- Black Crag
- Blaes Crag
- Bleaberry Knott
- Blind Cove
- Braesteads
- Bridgend
- Brock Crags
- Cow Bridge
- Deepdale Beck, Common, Hall, Hause, & Park
- Deer How
- Devil's Chimney
- Dollywaggon Pike
- Dovedale
- Dove Crag
- Dubhow
- Eagle Crag
- Eden Beck
- Elmhow
- Hart Crag
- Heron Pike
- Hogget Gill
- Hog Hole
- Horseman Bridge
- Houndshope Cove
- House Holm
- Hutaple Crag
- John Bell's Banner
- Keppel Cove
- Kilnshaw Chimney
- Lanty's Tarn
- Latterhaw Crag
- Lingy Holm
- Lord's Seat
- Low Wood
- Menneting Bridge
- Middle Dod
- Mill Moss
- Miresbeck
- Moss Crag
- Mossdale
- Nab Crag
- Nethermost Cove
- Stybarrow Crag, Dod, & Oaks
- Swallow Scarth
- Tarn Crag
- Tenter How
- Thornhow
- The Tongue
- Trough Head
- Wallend
- Wall Holm
- Wetside
- White Crags
- White Stones
- Raise