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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 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 10 1) placename:- Nichol Chair |
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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. "Nichol Chair" |
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) placename:- Eaglescar |
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| 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. MD10NY72.jpg "Eaglescar" Hillock or hill feature?. item:- JandMN : 24 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) placename:- Eagles Castle |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1
inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746. SMP2NYR.jpg "Eagles C." Circle. item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760 placename:- Eagle Church |
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| 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. BO18NY72.jpg "Eagle Church" circle, tower item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) placename:- Eagles Chair |
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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. J5NY72NW.jpg "Eagles Chair" pillar, a post or stone? 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:- Eagles Chair |
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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. CY24NY72.jpg "Eagles Cha[ ]" tower item:- JandMN : 129 Image © see bottom of page |
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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 |
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| source data:- | "Nichol (or Nichol's) Chair (or Last)" A rock pillar. |
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| 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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