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| Beacon, Askerton | ||
| locality:- | Gillalees Beacon | |
| civil parish:- | Askerton (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | hill | |
| locality type:- | beacon (?site) | |
| coordinates:- | NY57307182 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY5771 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY57 | |
| altitude:- | 1016 feet | |
| altitude:- | 310m | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 8 10) placename:- Beacon, The |
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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. "The Beacon / Sur 1016.2 / B.M. 1014.4" symbols for triangulation station and bench mark |
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