To Stone or To'ther
Early-attested site in the Parish of Shap
Historical Forms
- le Tottiston 1279 Ass17
- Toston 1540 DRH
Etymology
To Stone or To'ther, a rocking stone, le Tottiston 1279Ass 17, Toston 1540DRH . This would probably contain a word from the stem tot - 'unstable' (which is found in ME toteren 'to totter', toty 'unsteady', NCy dial. toit 'tumble, an upset', tot 'to totter, sway about', etc.), and stān 'stone'; To 'ther is probably for the pronominal the other , referring to the stone on which the To Stone rested.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Brackenber
- Keld
- Shap Beck
- Shap Grange
- Skellaw Hill
- 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
- 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