Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for DALEGARTH

DALEGARTH, an ancient seat on the river Esk, 7 miles ENE of Ravenglass, in Cumberland. It belonged to the Austhwaits from 1345; passed to the Stanleys, and was changed into a farm-house. A famous waterfall near it, now called Stanley force, was formerly called Dalegarth force.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "an ancient seat"   (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites")
Administrative units: Cumberland AncC
Place: Dalegarth

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