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Skirsgill Hall, Skirsgill
Skirsgill Hall
locality:-   Skirsgill
civil parish:-   Penrith (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY50892857
1Km square:-   NY5028
10Km square:-   NY52
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 58 8) 
placename:-  Skirsgill
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.
"Skirsgill / Fountain / ..."
evidence:-   road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
placename:-  Skirsgill House
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
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page 273-274  "... Emont Bridge ... on l. Skirsgill House, Hugh Parkyn, Esq."
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page 289-290  "... Emont Bridge ... on l. Skirsgill House, Hugh Parkin, Esq. ..."
list of seats 
item:-  JandMN : 228.1
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evidence:-   road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
placename:-  Skirsgill House
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
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page 735-736  "About 1½Mile beyond Penrith, on l. Skirsgill House, H. Parkin, Esq."
item:-  JandMN : 228.2
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evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Skirsgill
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"SKIRSGILL / / / DACRE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73788 / NY5089028575"
evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"TERRACE WALL, GATE POSTS AND STEPS IN FRONT OF SKIRSGILL / / / DACRE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73789 / NY5090228566"
evidence:-   old print:- 
placename:-  Skirsgill
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, Skirsgill, Cumberland, early 19th century?
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printed at bottom:-  "SKIRSGILL, / CUMBERLAND."
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.300
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observation:-  
 There is a glass goblet, 10¼ins high, drawn trumpet bowl, plain stem with a tear, wide folded foot, diamond engraved:-
"The Luck of / Skirskill / SEPTEMBER / The 1st / Anno / 1732"
with coat of arms of the Whelpdale Family, three ?talbots racing. It is believed to have been made to commemorate the betrothal of Mary daughter of John Brougham to William Whelpdale of Skirsgill. They married at Dacre, 21 December 1732. It was last seen at a Sotheby's sale, 22 January 1968, lot 150.

Hudleston, C Roy: 1968: Luck of Skirsgill: CWAAS: new series vol.68: pp.195-196 and photo
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