Skellaw Hill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Shap
Historical Forms
- Skelloyate 1540 MinAcct 1553 RecAcct
Etymology
Skellaw Hill, Skelloyate 1540MinAcct , 1553RecAcct . This is the name of a tumulus at grid 83–556154 (RCHM 206). Topography would rule out ON skjallr 'resounding' (used of streams) or skial 'boundary', but ON skjálf 'shelf, seat' or some byname like ON Skǽla are possible, v. haugr 'hill'.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Brackenber
- Keld
- Shap Beck
- Shap Grange
- Thornship
- Guerness Gill & Wood
- Burn End Moor
- Goatbusk
- Hardendale
- Harrop Pike
- Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell
- Hegdale
- Mardale
- Mosedale
- Naddle Beck, Naddle Ho
- Ralfland Forest
- Rayside
- Rosgill
- Selside, Selside Pike
- Shap Abbey
- Wet Sleddale
- Studrank
- Swindale
- Tailbert
- Toathmain
- To Stone or To'ther
- Wasdale
Other OS name
- Abbey Mill
- Copyhill
- Crags Mill
- Croft Hill
- Docker Beck
- Force Beck & Bridge
- Goggleby Stone
- Kemphow
- Kirkbank
- Millbeck
- Rigghall
- Roughley Lane
- Shap Gate
- Thunder Stone
- Turnmire Bottom & Spring
- Ullsmoor
- Waters
- Wickers Gill
- Aaron's Bield
- Abbey Bridge & Park
- Abbott Ho
- Anne's Well
- Artle Crag
- Ash Hill
- Ash Knott
- Barker Hill
- Beck Head
- Beckside
- Benny Howe
- Bewbarrow Crag
- Black Bells
- Black Dod, Blake Dod
- Blaze Hill
- Bleabeck Bridge
- Blea Moss
- Boat Howe
- Buck Crags, Buck Stone
- Busk
- Captain Whelter Beck & Bog
- Chapel Hill(lost)
- Cocklethwaite
- Cooper's Green
- Crayston
- Crookdale
- Crook Sike
- Dale End
- Dod Crag
- Dog Hill
- Dudderwick
- Fairy Crag
- Fewling Stones
- High & Low Forest
- Frith Wood
- Gambling Crag & Well
- Gargill
- Gatescarth Beck & Pass
- Geordie Greathead
- Glede Howe
- Goatgill
- Goodcroft
- Goose Crag
- Goosemire Fold
- Gouther Crag
- Grain Gill
- Gray Bull
- Green
- Green Owlett
- Grove Brae (submerged)
- Hall Moss
- Hannah Crag
- Hardendale Fell & Nab
- Hare Shaw
- Harper Hills
- Haskew Beck & Tarn
- Hause Crag
- Hause Fm
- Hazel Shaw
- Heron Crag
- Highfield Crag
- High House Bank & Fell
- High Loup
- Hobgrumble Gill
- House Fm
- Howe
- Howes
- Hugh's Cave, Hugh's Laithes Pike
- Jingling Pot
- Katelade
- Keld Gill
- Kit Crag
- The Knott
- Ladstones
- Lamb Crag
- Langhowe Pike
- Lanshaw Hill & Sike
- Long Fell
- Long Rigg
- Lord's Seat
- Low Fell
- Mardale Common & Waters
- Mealhowe Gill
- Mere Sike
- Michael Moss
- Mirethwaite
- Mirk Gill, Mirkside
- Mullender
- The Nab
- Naddle Forest
- Nan Bield Pass
- Ned's Well
- New Ing
- Otter Bank
- Outlaw Crag
- Peat Hill
- Peg Slack
- Piot Crag
- Pod Net
- Poor Hag
- Powley's Hill
- Rawfoot, Rawhead
- Resting Howe
- Riggindale
- Robin Hood
- Rosgill Bridge, Hall
- Rowantree Crag, Rowantreethwaite
- Saddle Crag
- Sale Pot
- Scalebarrow Knott & Tarn
- Scam Matthew
- Seat Robert
- Shap Fells & Thorn
- Sherry Gill
- Simon Stone
- Skirtgill Wood
- Slate Hill
- Sleddale Beck, Grange, Hall, & Pike
- Southfield
- Stack Ho
- Steps Hall
- Stone Circle
- Stone Howe
- Stubby Hest
- Swainsey Crag
- Swear Gill
- Sweet Holme
- Swindale Beck
- Swine Crag
- Swine Gill
- Swirle Crag
- Tailbert Bank & Head
- Tewfit Mire
- Tewsett Pike
- Thiefstead
- Thorny Bank
- Thunder Stone
- Tongue Rigg
- Trainrigg
- Trussgap
- Ullthwaite Rigg
- Waite Howes
- Wallow Crag
- Wasdale Beck, Bridge, Foot, Head, & Pike
- Wether Howe
- Whatshaw Common & Pike
- Wheelmire Hill
- Whiteacre Crag
- White Raise
- Widepot
- Willy Winder Hill
- Wilson Scar
- Wood Nook
- Woof Crag
- Yarlside, Yarlside Crag
- Bowderthwaite Bridge
- Bowfield
- Bracken Howe
- Brant Street
- Brinns, Brinns Crag, Thorn & Well
- Broken Cross
- Brown Howe
- Brunt Tongue