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Survey of English Place-Names

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Stone Howe

Other OS name in the Parish of Shap

Historical Forms

  • Stanehow 1540 DRH 1553 RecAcct

Etymology

, Stanehow 1540DRH , 1553RecAcct , ' stone cairn ' , v. stān , haugr , remains of a tumulus at grid 83 – 545149 ; there is another Stone Howe in the parish at grid 83 – 527125 , which is a circular exposure of rock .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement