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| Orton Scar, Orton S | ||
| Orton Scar | ||
| locality:- | Great Asby Scar | |
| civil parish:- | Orton S (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | rocks | |
| coordinates:- | NY633099 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY6309 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY60 | |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Gents Mag placename:- Orton Craigs item:- rebellion, 1745; 1745 Rebellion |
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| source data:- | Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or
Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the
pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London,
monthly from 1731 to 1922. goto sourceGentleman's Magazine 1746 p.301 "... Penrith beacon was fir'd as a signal of distress, and the whole country thereupon flock'd southward to its relief. A party of about 120 rebels, which had been driven from Kendal before the rest came up, were intercepted in their flight, and pursued into Orton craigs; ..." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) placename:- Orton Scar |
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| source data:- | Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1
mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas
Jefferys, London, 1770. J5NY60NW.jpg  J5NY60NE.jpg "ORTON SCAR" hill hachuring; hill or mountain item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47 Images © National Library of Scotland |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Camden 1789 (Gough Additions) placename:- Orton Scarr item:- bird; dotterel |
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| source data:- | Book, Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England,
Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition
by Richard Gough, published London, 1789. goto source Page 156:- "... Orton Scarr, which is famed for dotterels, ..." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) placename:- Orton Scar |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles
to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805. CY24NY61.jpg "Orton Scar" hill hachuring item:- JandMN : 129 Image © see bottom of page |
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