Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | Heck Crag | |
| parish |
Martindale parish, once in
Westmorland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| rocks | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY420149 | |
| 10Km square:- |
NY41
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| 1Km square | NY4214 | |
 Heck Crag -- Martindale -- Cumbria / -- 18.4.2007 | ||
| hearsay |
Rev W Richardson observed eagles nesting here in the 1780s.
The female was shot, 1788? but the male found another mate.
He was shot 1789, and she left.
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| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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