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Kirtle Water
country:-   Scotland
locality type:-   river
1Km square:-   NY2968 (etc etc) 
10Km square:-   NY26
SummaryText:-   Runs into the Solway Firth at NY313657
evidence:-   old map:- Burghley 1590 (facsimile) 
placename:-  Kirtle flu.
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
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"kirtle flu"
river 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : MS6113 f.267
Image © National Library of Scotland
evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Kirkhill River
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.
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"Kirkhill R."
single or double wiggly line; a river into the sea 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library
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