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Spy Rigg, Northumberland
Spy Rigg
county:-   Northumberland
locality type:-   hill
coordinates:-   NY688758
1Km square:-   NY6875
10Km square:-   NY67
altitude:-   1027 feet
altitude:-   313m
evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Spy Cragg, The
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 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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"The Spy cragg"
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Spye Cragg, The
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile Described, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by J Sudbury and George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
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"The Spye cragg"
hillock; Northumberland 
item:-  private collection : 16
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evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Spye Cragg, The
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumbria and Westmoria, ie Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646.
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"The Spÿe Cragg"
large lumpy hillock near the county boundary 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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