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Haresceugh Fell medieval dispersed settlement 100m south west of Busk lime kiln

England
List entry 1021185
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021185
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.12 hectares
Grid reference
NY 63250 42582
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Haresceugh Fell medieval dispersed settlement is a scheduled ancient monument located in Cumberland in the north-west of England. The settlement comprises the remains of medieval agricultural occupation distributed across the fell landscape approximately one hundred metres south-west of Busk lime kiln. Such dispersed settlements, characteristic of medieval upland pastoral communities, represent small clusters of habitation and associated field systems adapted to moorland exploitation. The site contributes to understanding of settlement patterns and land use in the medieval period across the Lake District uplands.

Haresceugh Fell medieval dispersed settlement 100m south west of Busk lime kiln is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021185. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Haresceugh Fell medieval dispersed settlement 100m south west of Busk lime kiln?

Haresceugh Fell medieval dispersed settlement is a scheduled ancient monument located in Cumberland in the north-west of England.

Who is responsible for protecting Haresceugh Fell medieval dispersed settlement 100m south west of Busk lime kiln?

Haresceugh Fell medieval dispersed settlement 100m south west of Busk lime kiln 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 1021185.

What other scheduled monuments are near Haresceugh Fell medieval dispersed settlement 100m south west of Busk lime kiln?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Parkin's Stones round cairn on the summit of Benty Hill (3.7 km), Maiden Way Roman Road, Melmerby Fell from Bank Rigg northwards to Rowgill Burn (5.5 km), Cross in St Michael's churchyard, Addingham (7.2 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
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Parkin's Stones round cairn on the summit of Benty Hill
3.7 km
Maiden Way Roman Road, Melmerby Fell from Bank Rigg northwards to Rowgill Burn
5.5 km
Cross in St Michael's churchyard, Addingham
7.2 km
Little Meg round cairn
7.5 km
Townhead lime kilns and associated features including part of a tramway on Rusby Hill and Ladslack Hill
8.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Haresceugh Fell medieval dispersed settlement 100m south west of Busk lime kiln

Haresceugh Fell medieval dispersed settlement 100m south west of Busk lime kiln stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Haresceugh Fell medieval dispersed settlement 100m south west of Busk lime kiln

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~19 milesBattle of Solway Moss 1542Battle (1542) · ~22 miles
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