Cairn Head
Other OS name in the Parish of Cumwhitton
Historical Forms
- head of Carne ib.
Etymology
is the head of Carne ib. Cf. also lez Crookes de Karne 1601Survey , Croucke de Carne 1610Naworth , Cairncrookes 1613 Naworth , Carne Crooks 1699Boothby ( v. krókr ) . For these names v. Cairn Beck supra .