Dolphinsty
Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Stephen
Historical Forms
- Dowfinstie 1581 BdyR
- Dolfinsty 1684 Dd
- Dofinsty 1720 BdyR(M.14)
Etymology
Dolphinsty, Dowfinstie 1581BdyR (P. 1), Dolfinsty 1684Dd , Dofinsty 1720BdyR (M. 14). 'Dolfin's path', v. stīg . The ME pers.n. Dolfin , which occurs in other p.ns. like Dolphin Seat (ii, 29infra ), Dolphenby (Cu 191), etc. (cf. Ekwall, ScandsCelts 68 note 1), is usually held to be from ON Dólgfinnr (cf. Cu 191, Feilitzen 225).The name is that of a boundary mark and refers to the steep track which climbs over the mountain to Ravenstonedale.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Greenside
- Hartley Birkett
- Hartley Castle
- Hartley Fell, Fold, & Town Beck
- Hellgill Howe
- Jack Standards
- Kirkbank Lane
- Ladthwaite
- Long Rigg Scar
- Low Mill
- Needless Sike
- Park Hill
- Ponder Hill
- Reigill
- Rollinson Gill & Haggs
- Sellerns Well
- Slackgap Lane
- Whingill
- Amersber Wood
- Arras Close
- Askew Hill
- Bowber Hill
- Fell Intake
- Fog Close
- Gowder Bank
- Hag Sike
- High Edge
- Hog Hill
- Howgill Foot
- Hugh Seat Nab
- Hunter Holes
- Megson Wood
- Moorland Shaw
- Mossmires Hill
- Nab Pits
- Popping Bridge
- Rea Gill
- Redgate, Redgate Lane
- Robridding
- Roger Gill
- Rowantree Crags & Hill
- Sandwath Bridge & Sike
- Seat Gutter
- Slape Wath
- Starrow
- Sturdy
- Tackan Tan
- Tutt Hill
- Eskew Lane
- Galebars
- Green Riggs
- Greystone Rigg
- Habers
- Halfpenny Ho
- Heck Gill
- How Gill
- Keldy Banks
- Long Gill
- Moorlands
- New Bridge
- Redstone Hill
- Sandwath, Sandwath Sike
- Spamire
- Stenkrith, Stenkrith Bridge
- Angerholme
- Ay Gill
- The Band, High & Low Band
- Bells
- Bents, Bent Side
- Birkett Bottom, Knott, & Tarn
- Birk Rigg
- Black Blote Hill
- Black Fell Moss
- Black Hill
- Black Paddock
- Black Pot
- Boggle Green
- Cowstead Gill
- Cumpston Hill
- Currick
- Deep Gill
- Dikes Ho
- Dorving Gill
- Eden Sike
- Eller Howe
- Elmgill
- Fair Hill
- Fall Gill
- Fells End
- Fleets Beck & Bridge
- Flue Scarth Nick
- Foss Gill
- Foul Gutter
- The Friths
- Giants Graves
- Hanging Stone
- Hazel Gill
- Headley's Gill
- Hell Gill
- Hell Gill Beck
- High Bank
- High Brae
- High Seat
- Hollin Close Wood
- The Holmes
- Howe Top
- Ing Ends, Gill, Heads, & Hill
- Intake, Intake Gill
- Jingling Hole
- Joseph's Gill
- Keld Sike
- Knowes
- Lindrigg Scars
- Little Ing
- Little Wold
- Lock Hill
- Long Gill, Long Gill Head
- Lordburn Rigg
- Loven Scar
- Mallerstang Common, Edge, & End
- Middleark Scar
- Miregill
- The Mires
- Moor Riggs
- Moss Gill
- Outhgill
- Owl Gill
- Parry Gill
- Sleddale Mouth
- Sloe Brae
- Smithy Gill
- Sour Sike
- Stank Hill
- Stirk Ho
- Stone Close
- Stony Band
- Stony Gill
- Stubbing Rigg
- Sunny Brow
- Swarth Fell
- Swarth Fell Pike
- Swineset
- Tenement Gill
- The Thrang, Thrang Beck & Force
- Turner Hay Hill
- Waiches
- Well Gill
- White Bank
- White Birks Hill
- White Hill
- White Mea Edge
- Horn Bank
- Jingling Cove
- Star Bank
- Thringill
- Ward Odds
- Rosber Hill
- Sandriggs
- Sikeside
- Soulby Bridge & Grange
- South Ho
- Stagmire Moss
- Stockber
- Strutforth Hill
- Tewthwaite Hill
- Wain Wath
- Waltinber
- Washber Hill
- Wyber Hill
- Black Hill
- Bowber Hill
- Castle Hill
- Choup Gill
- Crawl Rigg
- Giants' Grave
- Grammery Bank
- Hazel Gill
- Highmore Hill
- Hound Toft
- Intake Gill
- Leases
- Limekiln Hill
- Lingy Intake
- Mill Banks
- Baxton Gill Head
- Beckwadem Bridge
- Birkett Beck & Hill
- Castle Hill
- Coalgill Sike
- Cocken Hill
- Coffin Bridge
- Coldbergh Side
- Cote Garth
- Dukerdale
- Eden Place
- Faraday Gill & Ho
- Fell Ho
- Greyrigg
- Lord's Stone
- Mill Beck
- High & Low Outwood
- Pod Gill
- Bog Sike
- Bracken Gill & Rigg
- Broxty
- Burntling Hole
- Cocklake Rigg
- Coldkeld, Coldkeld Spring
- Cowan, Cowan Crags & Edge
- Cross Howe
- Drive Hole
- Dry Gill
- Duckintree
- Duckintree Bridge
- Flowery Mea
- Hunting Seat
- Hush Gutter
- Intake Force
- Kaber Gross & Rigg
- Kettlepot Bog & Ghyll
- Lady Sike
- Lingy Rigg
- Lowcock Hill
- Springs Edge & Gutter
- Stowgill
- Sty Bank
- Taylor Rigg
- Well Riggs
- Wrenside
- Wygill
- Yard Loup
- Bengy Hill
- Black Pot
- Bloody Bones Lane
- Bollamgate
- Brockram Quarry
- Busk
- Collier Dub
- Edenbridge Ho
- Enterber
- Stobars Hall
- Tarn Lane
- Tarn Mire, Tarnmire Hole
- Thorny Pot Hole
- Trainriggs
- Wether Hill
- Whitrigg
- Whorn Gill
- Wiseber Hill
- Aisgill
- Archy Styrigg
- Bleakham Fold
- Bracken Holme
- Brunt
- Burnt Crag
- Capple Mere
- Careless Bank
- Carr Beck & Ho
- Castle Bridge
- Cata Gill
- Coal Gates
- Coalwell Scars
- Cocklake
- Cooper Hill
- Corry Hole End
- Cote Gill
- The Coves
- Cranberry
- Fothergill Sike
- Foulmart Hill
- Gale Sike
- Gill Grains
- Goodwife Stones
- Grains of Gill
- Great Bell
- Great Cove
- Gregory Band
- Gregory Chapel
- Grey Stone
- Grey Stones
- Hagg Well
- Hall Hill
- The Halls
- Hanging Lund
- Harry Mea
- Kitchen Gill
- Lady's Pillar
- Parrock Gill
- Pasture Gill
- Peat Moor
- Posy Clint
- Raven's Nest
- Red Gill
- Red Scar
- The Riggs
- Rigg Sike
- Rowantree Cove
- St Mary's Church
- Sandpot
- Sandy Gutter
- Scarth of Scaiths
- Scar Wood
- Scriddles
- Scotch Well
- Shoregill
- Slade Edge
- Slade Stones
- Slipe Hole
- Trough Riggs
- White Brow
- White Kirk
- Whithow Sike
- Windy Hills
- Yoadcomb Hole
- Birkett Hill
- Blea Pots Lumb
- Blind Gill Holes
- Bollam Bridge
- Broad Ing Sike
- Butterbers
- Crag Dub
- Gelderslack Lane
- Great Edge
- Hanging Brow
- High Ho
- Hunger Hills
- Lamps Moss
- Linecroft
- Lockthwaite
- Middleber Sike
- Mire Close Bridge
- Nateby Cow Close
- Nategill
- Odds
- Ore Hill
- Rakehead
- Reins Wood
- Ridding Ho
- Rigg Beck
- Sear Rigg
- Sleighgate Hill
- Tailbridge, Tailbridge Neck
- Watergap Lane
- White Brackens Ho
- Beckfoot Lane
- Blind Bridge
- Bonnygate
- Codgy Bank
- Crossbers Hill
- Gallansey
- Goosemire Sike
- Grassgill
- Haber Hill & Heads
- Holesmire
- How Gill
- Limekiln Lane
- Longthorn Hill
- Low Hall
- Mask Rd
- Mill Lane
- Miltinber Plant
- Newlands Rd
- Row End
- Burnt Bottom
- Riddlesay
- Moor Pot
- Bleatapow Hill
- Hilton Crag
- Hunger Rigg
- Ketmire Lane
- Lady Ing
- Linehams
- Manor Ho
- Middle Gill
- Millstone Haggs & Rigg
- Murrocks
- Nine Standards
- Nine Standards Rigg
- Peatpot Hill
- Pinfold
- Rookby Scarth
- Roughton Gill
- Scurreth Edge
- Skelcies
- Oxen Brow
- Rasett Hill
- The Riggs
- Smardale Demesne, Fell & Hall
- Stripes
- Waitby Common, Intake, & Scar
- Wether Hill
- Whitber
- Wysack Well
- Bullgill
- Christy Gill, Christopher Brow
- Croop Ho
- Easegill Head
- Furrow Green
- Greengate
- Greenlaw Rigg
- Hobby
- Keld Brow
- Little Fell
- Low Ho
- Moor End
- Puddinghowe Hill
- Pump Hill
- Turn Wheel
- Wharton Dikes, Fell, Hall, & Park
- Whinny Hill
- Windy Hill
- Wiseber
- Back Gutter
- Backstone Beck & Castle
- Bastifell
- Beckfoot
- Bields Fold & Gill
- Black Edge
- Black Gutter
- Bleaberry Beck
- Brownber, Brownber Tarn
- Coal Gill
- Collin Hill
- Cow Close
- Daleholme Lane
- Deep Gill
- Dolphin Seat
- Fox Crag
- Gillcumber Head
- Great Troughs
- Greenfell Crag
- Gruntley Beck
- Habers Hill
- Harthorn Crag
- Hawsteads
- Swinesell
- Tarn Haggs
- Town Head
- Williamson Gill
- Winton Fell, Force, Hall, & Mill