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Carlin How
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Saxon Carlin How
It has been suggested that the Kingdoms
of Deira and Bernicia merged in the late seventh century to form the Kingdom of
Northumbria.
Deira has been associated with the lands
that later became Yorkshire. Following the Roman withdrawal from Britain a number of successor kingdoms rose in northern England,
reflecting pre-Roman tribal territories. The area between the Humber and River
Tees known as Deywr or Deifr
corresponds to the tribal lands of the Parisi, bordered to the west and north
by the Brythonic kingdoms of Elmet (Elfed) and
Bernicia (Bryneich) respectively, and to the east by
the North Sea.
Bernica is associated with the land from the
Tees north to the Forth.
The only known Anglo-Saxon royal burial
site in north-east England is near Loftus, overlooking Loftus and Carlin How.
The location would have been just within the northern border of Deira. The
royal princess watched over Carlin How for thirteen centuries until she was
excavated as part of a 109 grave site at Street House,
Loftus.
Carlin How
Kerling is the Old Norse for a hag or witch and
how comes from the Scandinavian haugr
or hill. Carlin How is therefore the hill of witches.
The Farndales and Carlin How
The Farndales have had a close
association with Craggs Hill which sits just above the old village of Carlin
How, including the Craggs Line.
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