Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling

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Castle Folds is a Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling located in Westmorland, England. The site comprises the remains of stone-built structures dating to the Romano-British period, defended by surrounding earthworks, alongside evidence of later medieval pastoral use as a shieling or summer grazing settlement. The hut circles and their defensive arrangement reflect settlement patterns of the Romano-British period in northern England, while the subsequent use of the site during the medieval period demonstrates the continuity of occupation in upland pastoral landscapes. The monument survives as an archaeological feature of significance for understanding both Romano-British frontier settlement and medieval transhumance farming practices in the Lake District region.

Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011141. View the official record →

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