Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| Coom, Kirkandrews | ||
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| Coom | ||
| Cowholm | ||
| locality:- | Debatable Land | |
| civil parish:- | Kirkandrews (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | building/s (site) | |
| coordinates:- | NY337724 (roughly) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3372 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY37 | |
| SummaryText:- | In England or Scotland? | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Burghley 1590 (facsimile) placename:- Coome |
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| source data:- | Facsimile map, A Platt of the Opposete Border of Scotland to ye West Marches of England,
parts of Cumberland and Scotland including the Debateable Land, from a manuscript
drawn for William Cecil, Lord Burghley, about 1590, published by R B Armstrong, 1897. courtesy of the National Library of Scotland  M048NY37.jpg "Coome" circle, tower, cross; marked E of Sark item:- National Library of Scotland : MS6113 f.267 Image © National Library of Scotland |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) placename:- Coom |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1
inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29
Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774. D4NY37SW.jpg "Coom" block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2 Image © Carlisle Library |
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| notes:- |
ruins of possible tower or early stone house |
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| Suggests NY337721 in Scotland; and one source suggest site at east of Staffler Flow,
in Scotland. |
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| Perriam, D R &Robinson, J: 1998: Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria: CWAAS::
ISBN 1 873124 23 6 |
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