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Medieval moated site and associated building platform 620m and 700m south east of Bannisdale Low Bridge

England
List entry 1021247
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021247
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.34 hectares
Grid reference
NY 54716 00689, NY 54784 00638
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Medieval moated site and associated building platform 620m and 700m south east of Bannisdale Low Bridge is a medieval defensive and domestic settlement located in Westmorland. The site comprises a moated enclosure together with an associated building platform, features typical of medieval manorial settlements in northern England. The moat represents a form of modest fortification and status symbol common to the later medieval period, whilst the building platform indicates the position of a substantial dwelling or hall structure. The site's location in the Bannisdale valley reflects medieval settlement patterns in the upland margins of the Lake District region.

Medieval moated site and associated building platform 620m and 700m south east of Bannisdale Low Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021247. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval moated site and associated building platform 620m and 700m south east of Bannisdale Low Bridge?

Medieval moated site and associated building platform 620m and 700m south east of Bannisdale Low Bridge is a medieval defensive and domestic settlement located in Westmorland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021247.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval moated site and associated building platform 620m and 700m south east of Bannisdale Low Bridge?

Medieval moated site and associated building platform 620m and 700m south east of Bannisdale Low Bridge 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 1021247.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval moated site and associated building platform 620m and 700m south east of Bannisdale Low Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement below Lamb Pasture (2.1 km), Settlement on Dry How Pasture (3.6 km), Burneside Hall, pele tower and gatehouse (6 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Settlement below Lamb Pasture
2.1 km
Settlement on Dry How Pasture
3.6 km
Burneside Hall, pele tower and gatehouse
6 km
Stramongate Bridge
8.2 km
Miller Bridge
8.6 km
Kendal Castle and associated earthworks, and earlier ringwork
8.6 km
Castle Howe motte and bailey
8.9 km
Greenside lime kiln 480m west of Castle Howe
9.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval moated site and associated building platform 620m and 700m south east of Bannisdale Low Bridge

Medieval moated site and associated building platform 620m and 700m south east of Bannisdale Low Bridge stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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