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Roman Fell, Warcop
Roman Fell
civil parish:-   Warcop (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Murton (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   hill
locality type:-   fell
coordinates:-   NY75432036 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY7520
10Km square:-   NY72
altitude:-   1946 feet
altitude:-   593m


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CGR58.jpg (taken 5.10.2017)  
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BVB31.jpg (taken 24.7.2011)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 16 2) 
placename:-  Roman Fell
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.

evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Romanfell
placename:-  Rumary Fell
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.
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MD10NY72.jpg
"Romanfell"
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MD10NY71.jpg
"Rumary Fell"
Hillocks. 
Morden might have plotted the fell twice, perhaps copying from different sources. 
item:-  JandMN : 24
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:-  Rumary Fells
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of Westmorland North from London, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, with descriptive text, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742.
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BD12.jpg
"Rumary Fell[s]"
hillocks 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.62
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) 
placename:-  Rumary Fell
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
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SMP2NYW.jpg
"Rumary Fell"
Hillock. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Rumary Fell
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.
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BO18NY71.jpg
"Rumary Fell"
hill hachuring 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Roman Fell
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.
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J5NY72SE.jpg
"ROMAN FELL"
hill hachuring; hill or mountain 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland


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BVB90.jpg (taken 24.7.2011)  
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BMI05.jpg (taken 7.7.2006)  

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