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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))
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| Feature Description: | "an ancient seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Cumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Dalegarth |
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