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Chycarne
(EN)
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Chikarn
(KW)
Type:
Settlement
Parish:
St Just
Hundred:
Penwith
Notes:
Possibly named after nearby chambered cairn
Elements:
chi
Meaning:
house
karn
Meaning:
crag, tor, cairn
Elements notes:
chi 'house' + karn 'crag, tor'
Historic forms:
Chykarne 1515, 1516, Chikarne 1538, Chikarn 1872