Little Crinnis Shaft (EN) / Shafta Karyones Vyghan (KW)

Type: 
Historic Site
Parish: 
Carlyon
Hundred: 
Powder
Elements: 

byghan

Meaning: 
little

kar

Meaning: 
fort

shafta

Meaning: 
shaft (mine)

yones

Meaning: 
?Obscure possible family name
Elements notes: 
<shafta> 'shaft' + <kar> ‘fort’ + <yones> obscure – possibly a personal name + <byghan> 'little'
Historic forms: 
Little Crinnis Shaft 1888 (OS 1888)