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Gill Pike, Northumberland
Gill Pike
county:-   Northumberland
locality type:-   hill
coordinates:-   NY614838
1Km square:-   NY6183
10Km square:-   NY68
altitude:-   1375 feet
altitude:-   419m
evidence:-   perhaps old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Gele Cragg, The
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved by Augustinus Ryther, 1576, published 1579-1645.
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"The gele cragg"
On the county boundary. 
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Gele Cragg, The
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile Described, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by J Sudbury and George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
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"The Gele Cragg"
hillock; on the border 
item:-  private collection : 16
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evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Gele Cragg, The
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumbria and Westmoria, ie Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646.
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"The gele cragg"
Hillock on county boundary. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   probably old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Gel Cragg
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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"Gel Cragg"
hillock, on county boundary Cumberland Northumberland 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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