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The Medieval settlement and chapel site north of Newbiggin-on-Lune is a scheduled ancient monument in Westmorland comprising the remains of a medieval settlement with an associated chapel. The site dates to the medieval period and represents evidence of early settlement patterns in this upland region of the Lake District. The physical remains include earthworks and structural traces indicative of domestic occupation alongside religious provision through the chapel, demonstrating the integrated nature of medieval rural communities. Such sites are significant for understanding the settlement hierarchy and land use patterns of medieval Westmorland prior to post-medieval reorganisation of the landscape.
Medieval settlement and chapel site N of Newbiggin-on-Lune is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007239. View the official record →
The Medieval settlement and chapel site north of Newbiggin-on-Lune is a scheduled ancient monument in Westmorland comprising the remains of a medieval settlement with an associated chapel.
Medieval settlement and chapel site N of Newbiggin-on-Lune 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 1007239.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dykes and mounds on either side of Scandal Beck (0.7 km), Foundations N of St Oswald's Church (1.7 km), Two round cairns, three Romano-British settlements and aggregate field systems at Severals and Intake, and Smardale Gill lime kilns and quarry (1.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval settlement and chapel site N of Newbiggin-on-Lune'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 settlement and chapel site N of Newbiggin-on-Lune stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.