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Saw Crag, Wythop
Saw Crag
civil parish:-   Wythop (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   rocks
coordinates:-   NY203306
1Km square:-   NY2030
10Km square:-   NY23
references:-   Crosthwaite 1783-94
evidence:-   old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Bas) 
placename:-  Saw Crag
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of Broadwater or Bassenthwaite Lake, scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1783, version published 1800.
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"Saw Crag / Mr. John Fisher's"
item:-  Armitt Library : 1959.191.4
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evidence:-   old text:- Clarke 1787
placename:-  Sawyers Cragg
source data:-   Guide book, A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, written and published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland, and in London etc, 1787; published 1787-93.
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Page 93:-  "... along Wythop-brow, ... Passing Beck Wythop and Smiddy Green, which form two beautiful little openings (as if from night to day) we come to Sawyers Cragg; here the road takes a curious turn, as may be seen from the plan, No VIII. ..."
evidence:-   probably old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Bassenthwaite Lake) 
placename:-  Scarr Cragg
source data:-   Map, A Map of Broadwater and its Environs, ie Bassenthwaite Lake, scale about 6.5 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by Neele, 352 Strand, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in London etc, 1787.
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"Scarr Cragg"
item:-  private collection : 10.8
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evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Sarcrag
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.
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"Sarcrag"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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