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Medieval shieling on Espy Bank 35m south of Esby Well is a pastoralist settlement site located in Cumberland, England. The monument comprises the remains of temporary or seasonal structures associated with upland pastoral farming practices, typical of medieval rural economy in northern England. Shielings of this period served as summer grazing camps where livestock, particularly sheep and cattle, were tended during the warmer months away from lowland settlements. The site's location on upland terrain reflects the transhumant agricultural strategies employed by medieval communities to maximise grazing resources across seasonal landscapes.
Medieval shieling on Espy Bank 35m south of Esby Well is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015737. View the official record →
Medieval shieling on Espy Bank 35m south of Esby Well is a pastoralist settlement site located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015737.
Medieval shieling on Espy Bank 35m south of Esby Well 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 1015737.
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 (8.2 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 (8.5 km), Nether Denton Roman fort, associated vicus and length of Stanegate Roman road (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval shieling on Espy Bank 35m south of Esby Well'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 shieling on Espy Bank 35m south of Esby Well stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.