10.5284/1061147
Breeze, Andrew
Celts, bears, and the River Irthing
Archaeology Data Service
2019
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Archaeologia Aeliana, 34, 152-153
The author discusses the origin of the name of the River Irthing, suggesting that it derives from an ancient British term meaning `little bear' and that it may have been linked with a Celtic cult of bears.