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Temon, Upper Denton
Temon
civil parish:-   Upper Denton (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY61696382
1Km square:-   NY6163
10Km square:-   NY66

MN photo:-  
There are said to be the remains of a bastle house in this group.

photograph
BML75.jpg (taken 29.7.2006)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 12 16) 
placename:-  Temon
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:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Temmon
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.
image
D4NY66SW.jpg
"Temmon"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
placename:-  Temmon
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
image CY38p699, button  goto source
image  click to enlarge
C38699.jpg
page 699-700  "Temmon, Cumb."
item:-  JandMN : 228.2
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   possibly old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
placename:-  Tammon Inn
source data:-   Road map, Continuation of the Roads to Glasgow and Edinburgh, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, by Nathaniel Coltman? 1806, published by Robert H Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1834.
image  click to enlarge
Lw21.jpg
"Tammon Inn"
inn; on county boundary 
item:-  private collection : 18.21
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Temon
item:-  date stone (1730)
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"TEMON TOGETHER WITH REMAINS OF PELE TOWER / / / UPPER DENTON / CARLISLE / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 78083 / NY6169963825"

notes:-  
bastle now a barn

Perriam, D R &Robinson, J: 1998: Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria: CWAAS:: ISBN 1 873124 23 6; plan and illustration

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