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Deserted village (site of) at West Whelpington Crag is a scheduled ancient monument representing the remains of a medieval settlement in Northumberland. The site lies in the upland landscape of the North Pennines and preserves evidence of habitation that was eventually abandoned, a pattern common to many English villages during the late medieval period when economic and social pressures led to depopulation. The earthworks visible on the site include the foundations and platforms of former dwellings, field systems, and associated agricultural features that testify to the pastoral economy once sustained in this location. The abandonment of West Whelpington reflects broader processes of rural change that affected northern England, particularly following the late fourteenth century.
Deserted village (site of) at West Whelpington Crag is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006503. View the official record →
Deserted village (site of) at West Whelpington Crag is a scheduled ancient monument representing the remains of a medieval settlement in Northumberland.
Deserted village (site of) at West Whelpington 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 1006503.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunn Crags farmstead and irregular enclosed field system, 950m north-west of Colwell (8.1 km), Blue Crags hillfort, 730m north-west of Colwell (8.3 km), Stone hut circle, 950m north-west of Colwell (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Deserted village (site of) at West Whelpington Crag's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Deserted village (site of) at West Whelpington Crag stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is dolerite and tholeiitic basalt.