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Nichol Chair, Dufton
Nichol Chair
site name:-   Whin Sill
locality:-   High Cup
civil parish:-   Dufton (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   rocks
coordinates:-   NY74082604 (?) 
1Km square:-   NY7426
10Km square:-   NY72

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 10 1) 
placename:-  Nichol Chair
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.
"Nichol Chair"

evidence:-   probably old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Eaglescar
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695.
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"Eaglescar"
Hillock or hill feature?. 
item:-  JandMN : 24
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   probably old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) 
placename:-  Eagles Castle
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
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"Eagles C."
Circle. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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evidence:-   probably old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Eagle Church
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland Divided into their Respective Wards, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin et al, published by T Bowles, Robert Sayer, and John Bowles, London, 1760.
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"Eagle Church"
circle, tower 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Eagles Chair
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.
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"Eagles Chair"
pillar, a post or stone? 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
placename:-  Eagles Chair
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
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"Eagles Cha[ ]"
tower 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- Wainwright, A: 1968: Pennine Way Companion:: p.64
placename:-  Nichol Chair
placename:-  Nichol's Chair
placename:-  Nichol's Last
source data:-   "Nichol (or Nichol's) Chair (or Last)"
A rock pillar. 

hearsay:-  
The local story is that a cobbler from Dufton, named Nichol, mended a pair of boots while sitting on the top of the rock pillar.

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