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Scordale Head, Murton
Scordale Head
civil parish:-   Murton (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
coordinates:-   NY766244 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY7624
10Km square:-   NY72

evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Scordal Head
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.
image
J5NY72NW.jpg
"SCORDAL HEAD"
area 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
placename:-  Scordal Head
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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CY24NY72.jpg
"Scordal Head"
hill hachuring 
item:-  JandMN : 129
Image © see bottom of page

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