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Five shielings 620m NNE of Elsdonburn Shank is a group of upland pastoral structures located in Northumberland. The monuments comprise five stone-built shieling huts, traditionally associated with summer pastoralism and seasonal transhumance practices in the northern Pennines. Dating to the medieval and early modern periods, these structures represent evidence of pastoral land use strategies employed across the upland regions of northern England. The shielings are situated within a landscape that shows extensive evidence of historical land management and reflect the economic activities that sustained communities in this region for centuries.
Five shielings 620m NNE of Elsdonburn Shank is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014772. View the official record →
Five shielings 620m NNE of Elsdonburn Shank is a group of upland pastoral structures located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014772.
Five shielings 620m NNE of Elsdonburn Shank 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 1014772.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kip Knowe,fort (8.7 km), Auchope,scooped homestead 400m SW of (8.7 km), Auchope,settlement 550m SSE of (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Five shielings 620m NNE of Elsdonburn Shank'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.
Five shielings 620m NNE of Elsdonburn Shank stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.