Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HAGG (THE)

HAGG (THE), a steep promontory on the N border of Yorkshire; overlooking the confluence of the Balder and the Tees, near Cotherstone hamlet, 3¾ miles NW of Barnard Castle. It is crowned by some remains of an ancient keep of the Fitzhughs.


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

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Feature Description: "a steep promontory"   (ADL Feature Type: "capes")
Administrative units: Yorkshire AncC
Place names: HAGG     |     HAGG THE     |     THE HAGG

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