Place Names 5
Sometimes
the names of animals are incorporated into place names because of the shape of
particular landscape features, such as hills, rocks out at sea, etc. The names do
not necessarily mean the presence of those animals. Other place names, though, may
give us an insight into the animals that were either abundant or important to
people (animals which may not now be so numerous or so wide-spread). Deer (and
horses) seem to have been special, e.g.:
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Carrancarrow
(Nankerou 1366)
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stag’s valley
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Kerrowe
(Nancarrow 1738)
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stag’s valley
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Lancarrow
(Nascarou 1338)
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stag’s valley
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Nancarrow
(Nanskarow 1476)
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stag’s valley
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Pencarrow
(Pencarou 1314)
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stag’s top
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Penarrow
Point
(Pencarreu Point 1597)
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stag’s headland
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Nankervis
(Nanskerwes 1284)
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stags’ valley
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Hensbarrow
Downs
(Goenheyth 1650) [1]
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stag’s downs
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Carnyorth
(Carnyorgh 1334)
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roebuck tor
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Carn Bean
(was Carn Yorth 1852)
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roebuck’s tor
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Lanjeth
(Nansyrgh 1356)
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roebucks’ valley
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Polmarth
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horse pool
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Tremar
(Tremargh 1284)
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horse’s/March’s farm
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Rosevath
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horse’s roughland
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Carveth
(Carvergh 1538)
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horses’ fort
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Goonamarth
(Goenenmargh 1345)
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the horse’s downs
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Goonamarris
(Guenenmarges 1290)
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the horses’ downs
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Kilmar Tor
(Kimarhe 1584)
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horse’s back
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Kilmarth
(Kylmergh 1329)
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horses’ ridge
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Nancassick
(Nanscasek 1416)
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mare’s valley
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Boswidjack
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sow-farm dwelling
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Truas (Trewys 1304)
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sow’s farm
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The Quies (a rock)
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sow
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[1] also bear in mind that the month of October mis
Hedra may get its name from the bellowing of deer hedh, pl. hedhas
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