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standing stone, Gatescarth
locality:-   Gatescarth Pass
civil parish:-   Longsleddale (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Shap Rural (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   standing stone
locality type:-   stone
coordinates:-   NY47380926 (?) 
1Km square:-   NY4709
10Km square:-   NY40

evidence:-   old map:- Hodgson 1828
placename:-  Standing Stone
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 4 sheets mounted together on linen and rolled, Plan of the County of Westmorland, scale about 1.25 inches to 1 mile, by Thomas Hodgson, engraved by W R Gardner, Harpur Street, London, published by Thomas Hodgson, Lancaster, and perhaps by C Smith, 172 Strand, London,1828.
image
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map courtesy of Mark Cropper
"Standing Stone"
item:-  private collection : 371
Image © see bottom of page

notes:-  
A standing stone was recorded by Machell:-
"on the top of Gate Scarth"

: 2009: Archaeology Data Service &ADS
Machell, T: 1691: Antiquary on Horseback, The

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