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Intake Bottom settlement enclosure and hut circle, 500m WSW of Croglam Castle

England
List entry 1007085
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007085
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.78 hectares
Grid reference
NY 76334 07565
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Intake Bottom settlement enclosure and hut circle is a prehistoric or early medieval settlement site located approximately 500 metres west-southwest of Croglam Castle in Westmorland. The site comprises an enclosure and associated hut circle, representing evidence of early settlement activity in the upland areas of northern England. The precise dating of the site requires archaeological assessment, though such monuments in this region typically span from the Bronze Age through to the medieval period. The site's location in the landscape and its physical characteristics contribute to understanding settlement patterns and land use in the Lake District and Pennine borderlands.

Intake Bottom settlement enclosure and hut circle, 500m WSW of Croglam Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007085. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Intake Bottom settlement enclosure and hut circle, 500m WSW of Croglam Castle?

Intake Bottom settlement enclosure and hut circle is a prehistoric or early medieval settlement site located approximately 500 metres west-southwest of Croglam Castle in Westmorland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007085.

Who is responsible for protecting Intake Bottom settlement enclosure and hut circle, 500m WSW of Croglam Castle?

Intake Bottom settlement enclosure and hut circle, 500m WSW of Croglam Castle 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 1007085.

What other scheduled monuments are near Intake Bottom settlement enclosure and hut circle, 500m WSW of Croglam Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Wharton Hall (1.2 km), Lynchets WNW of Wharton Hall (1.3 km), Wharton Hall, gatehouse, banqueting hall and kitchen (1.6 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Wharton Hall
1.2 km
Lynchets WNW of Wharton Hall
1.3 km
Wharton Hall, gatehouse, banqueting hall and kitchen
1.6 km
Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Lammerside Castle
2.6 km
Lammerside Castle medieval tower house
2.9 km
Round cairn on the summit of Rasett Hill
3.4 km
Three round cairns 190m south of White Brackens House
3.4 km
Giants' Graves, four pillow mounds 300m south east of White Brackens House
3.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Intake Bottom settlement enclosure and hut circle, 500m WSW of Croglam Castle

Intake Bottom settlement enclosure and hut circle, 500m WSW of Croglam Castle stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

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