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Tarn Crag

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Tarn(e)hil(l)crag(ge) 1580,1633 Dep
  • Tarn gowe 1622 ib

Etymology

, 1857OS , Tarn (e )hil (l )crag (ge )1580, 1633Dep , Tarn gowe 1622 ib , v. tjǫrn ' lake ' , hyll , cragge , and -gowe is from cofa ' cove, recess ' ( cf. Snowcove Gill supra ) ; the tarn is Greycrag Tarn(supra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement