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| Beacon Hill Farm, Skelton | ||
| Beacon Hill Farm | ||
| locality:- | Beacon, The | |
| civil parish:- | Skelton (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | NY40864485 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY4044 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY44 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 30 16) placename:- Beacon Hill |
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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. |
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| hearsay:- |
The locality here is The Beacon. The beacon on rising ground was one of a chain lit
to warn Carlisle of the Armada, 1588. So it is said. |
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