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Badger Hole, Warton Crag

England
List entry 1012108
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012108
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SD 48189 72853
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Badger Hole, Warton Crag is a natural rock shelter situated on the limestone escarpment of Warton Crag near Carnforth in Lancashire. The site has yielded evidence of human occupation dating to the Mesolithic period, demonstrating early post-glacial use of the landscape. Archaeological investigation has revealed artefactual material consistent with hunter-gatherer activity, contributing to understanding of Mesolithic settlement patterns in north-west England. The shelter's position within the distinctive karst topography of the area reflects the exploitation of natural features by prehistoric communities.

Badger Hole, Warton Crag is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012108. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Badger Hole, Warton Crag?

Badger Hole, Warton Crag is a natural rock shelter situated on the limestone escarpment of Warton Crag near Carnforth in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012108.

Who is responsible for protecting Badger Hole, Warton Crag?

Badger Hole, Warton Crag is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1012108.

What other scheduled monuments are near Badger Hole, Warton Crag?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dog Holes Cave (0.2 km), Warton Crag small multivallate hillfort (1.1 km), Warton Old Rectory (1.8 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Dog Holes Cave
0.2 km
Warton Crag small multivallate hillfort
1.1 km
Warton Old Rectory
1.8 km
Stone circle on Summerhouse Hill
2.4 km
Round cairn on Summerhouse Hill
2.4 km
Round cairn 230m east of Manor Farm
4.2 km
Arnside Tower
4.6 km
Moated site and fishponds E of Upp Hall Farm.
5.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Badger Hole, Warton Crag

Badger Hole, Warton Crag stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

Domesday entry for Warton, Yorkshire →
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