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Castlehowe Scar

Other OS name in the Parish of Crosby Ravensworth

Historical Forms

  • Castlehow(e) 1629,1694 PR
  • Castlehow(e) Scar 1799 ib
  • Scar 1823 M

Etymology

, 1859OS , Castlehow (e )1629, 1694 PR, (Castlehow (e ) Scar ) 1799 ib, Scar 1823 M , a scar near an ancient stone circle ( grid 83 – 588155 ) , to which the ' castle ' refers ( described in RCHM 90 ) , v. castel , haugr , sker .