St Bees Stone
Other OS name in the Parish of St Bees
Historical Forms
- Kyrkbyhaven c.1258 StBA
- Kirkehaven 1261 ib
- Kirkebypol 1279 Ass
- Kyrkebyskales p.1500 StB
Etymology
( 6 ″ ) is described as signum sancte Bege insculptum in lapide positum in via tendentem (sic)versus Cleter (StB 368) . In the neighbourhood were Kyrkbyhaven c. 1258 StBA, Kirkehaven 1261 ib . ( cf. Whitehaveninfra 450 ) , Kirkebypol 1279Ass , and Kyrkebyskales p. 1500 StB .