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| Low Skelghyll, Lakes | ||
| Low Skelghyll | ||
| locality:- | Skelghyll | |
| civil parish:- | Lakes (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | NY39350263 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3902 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY30 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 26 15) placename:- Low Skelgill placename:- Skelgill, Low |
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| source data:- | Maps, 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 1948. |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) placename:- Shell Gills |
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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. J5NY30SE.jpg "Shell Gills" circle, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, farm, house, or hamlet? item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47 Image © National Library of Scotland |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) placename:- Shell Gills |
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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. CY24NY40.jpg "Shell Gills" block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet item:- JandMN : 129 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | perhaps old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s |
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| source data:- | Photograph, b/w, Low Skelghyll? Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland,
1890s? click to enlargeHB0313.jpg The dairymaid has a milking stool and pale. item:- Armitt Library : ALPS667 Image © see bottom of page |
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| story:- |
It is said that: this was the home of a rogue called Monkswell, who appeared the gentleman
and was welcome at local houses where he learned what he needed to rob them. He and
his gang returned home one night leaving their muddy horses in the stable, with a
discarded mask. A servant found horses and mask, but realising their mistake the gang
disappeared next day. |
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| A year later Sir Michael Fleming attended a trial at the Old Bailey, London, where
Monkswell was tried and convicted, and sentenced to hang at Tyburn. |
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