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Medieval dispersed settlement 210m WNW of Lukes Cottage is a scatter of archaeological remains representing settlement activity from the medieval period in Cumberland. The site consists of dispersed structural features and occupation debris characteristic of rural settlement patterns in northern England during the medieval era, when communities often occupied multiple small settlements across the landscape rather than nucleated villages. Such dispersed settlements are significant for understanding medieval land use, agricultural organisation, and the social structure of upland and marginal areas. The surviving archaeological evidence at this location contributes to the broader understanding of medieval settlement hierarchies and economic practices in the northern English uplands.
Medieval dispersed settlement 210m WNW of Lukes Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016084. View the official record →
Medieval dispersed settlement 210m WNW of Lukes Cottage is a scatter of archaeological remains representing settlement activity from the medieval period in Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016084.
Medieval dispersed settlement 210m WNW of Lukes Cottage 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 1016084.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Coombe Crag and Banks Green Cottage and the road to Lanercost at Banks in wall miles 51 and 52 (8.5 km), Eight Roman inscriptions in the Roman quarry in Combcrag Wood, 350m south of Hadrian's Wall (8.7 km), Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Banks Green Cottage and the road to Lanercost at Banks and the road to Garthside in wall miles 52, 53 and 54 (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval dispersed settlement 210m WNW of Lukes Cottage'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.
Medieval dispersed settlement 210m WNW of Lukes Cottage stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.