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placename:-
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Gillalees Beacon
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other name:-
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Beacon, The
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parish
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Askerton parish, once in
Cumberland
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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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1017 feet
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coordinates:-
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NY57307184
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10Km square:-
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NY57
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Mapping does not make it clear what is Beacon as a hill
area, and what is Beacon as a hill; see also The Beacon
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1Km square |
NY5771 |
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old map:- |
OS County Series (Cmd 8 15)
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County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey,
Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to
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Gillalees Beacon
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placename:-
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Gillalees Beacon
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beacon
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date:-
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1890=1899
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period:-
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19th century, late; 1890s
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hearsay |
Six of the old counties can be seen from the beacon;
Cumberland, Westmorland, Northumberland, Durham,
Roxburghshire, and Dumfriesshire.
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Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008
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