Skiddaw Forest
Early-attested site in the Parish of Skiddaw
Historical Forms
- forest of Skithoc 1230 Scotland
- foresta sue chacea de Skydhowe 1519 FF
- forest de Skydow 1570 ExchKR
- forest de Skethoo 1541 MinAcct
Etymology
Skiddaw Man (6″) is “a blue slate stone, about a man's height, which they call Skidaw man ” (NB ii, 87).