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Great Musgrave is a shrunken medieval village located in Westmorland in the northwest of England. The site preserves earthwork remains of a settlement that contracted substantially during the medieval period, with the visible features including ridge-and-furrow cultivation patterns and building platforms that reflect the village's former extent. The archaeological evidence indicates occupation and settlement during the medieval period, though the precise chronology of desertion or contraction remains subject to scholarly investigation. The monument represents an important example of the landscape transformations that affected many English villages during the later medieval centuries.
Great Musgrave shrunken medieval village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007079. View the official record →
Great Musgrave is a shrunken medieval village located in Westmorland in the northwest of England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007079.
Great Musgrave shrunken medieval village 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 1007079.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Wharton Hall (7 km), Lynchets WNW of Wharton Hall (7.2 km), Wharton Hall, gatehouse, banqueting hall and kitchen (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Great Musgrave shrunken medieval village'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.
Great Musgrave shrunken medieval village stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.