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placename:-
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Beacon Hill
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other name:-
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Orton Beacon
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parish
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Orton S parish, once in
Westmorland
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parish
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Crosby Ravensworth parish,
once in Westmorland
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county:-
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Cumbria
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hill; beacon
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Altitude
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1283 feet
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coordinates:-
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NY63460996
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10Km square:-
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NY60
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1Km square |
NY6309 |
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old map:- |
Morden 1695 (Wmd)
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Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and
Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden,
1695. |
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goto source.
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Orton Beacon
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Post with a cresset on a bracket, and a ladder up the
side.
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county:-
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Westmorland
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date:-
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1695
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period:-
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17th century, late; 1690s
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old map:- |
Jansson 1646
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Map, Cumbria et Westmoria, or Cumberland and Westmorland,
scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam,
Netherlands, 1646; published 1646-1724. |
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The Beacon
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Hillock, post with ladder rungs etc.
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county:-
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Westmorland
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date:-
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1646
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period:-
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17th century, early; 1640s
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old map:- |
Saxton 1576
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Map, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie
Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch,
by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved by Augustinus
Ryther, 1576; published 1579-1645. |
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goto source.
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NW of Sunbiggin; small tower with flames.
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county:-
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Westmorelandia
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hill
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date:-
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1576
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period:-
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16th century, late; 1570s
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Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008
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