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Lonscale Fell

Other OS name in the Parish of Underskiddaw

Historical Forms

  • Lonskell 1566 ib
  • Longskell 1573 ib
  • Loneskill 1600 ib

Etymology

is Lonskell 1566 ib., Longskell 1573 ib., Loneskill 1600 ib . Its lower slopes probably included 'the essart called Le Scales 'Fountains . v. skáli .