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Whale Crag

Other OS name in the Parish of Lowther

Historical Forms

  • Qualecragg 1296–1301 Lowth
  • Whal(l)ecragge 1510,1546 ib
  • Whaylle cragge 1546 ib
  • Qwhalecragg 1560 ib

Etymology

( lost ) , Qualecragg 1296–1301Lowth , Whal (l )ecragge 1510, 1546 ib, Whaylle cragge 1546 ib,Qwhalecragg 1560 ib , v. Whale (supra ) , cragge , referring to a scar north of the hamlet .