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Medieval shieling on south bank of White Lyne 130m WSW of confluence with Little Hare Grain is a pastoral settlement site located in Cumberland, England. Shielings were temporary or seasonal settlements used by pastoral communities for transhumance practices, whereby livestock were moved to upland pastures during summer months. This particular site reflects the medieval exploitation of marginal upland terrain in northern England, where such structures supported the pastoral economy integral to medieval rural life. The monument survives as archaeological earthwork evidence of this transhumant pastoral tradition, contributing to the archaeological record of medieval land use in the upland regions of the North.
Medieval shieling on south bank of White Lyne 130m WSW of confluence with Little Hare Grain is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016392. View the official record →
Medieval shieling on south bank of White Lyne 130m WSW of confluence with Little Hare Grain is a pastoral settlement site located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016392.
Medieval shieling on south bank of White Lyne 130m WSW of confluence with Little Hare Grain 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 1016392.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval shieling on Espy Bank 35m south of Esby Well (7.5 km), Towerbrae round cairn (7.6 km), RAF Spadeadam: Priorlancy Rigg, Engine Test Area (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval shieling on south bank of White Lyne 130m WSW of confluence with Little Hare Grain'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 south bank of White Lyne 130m WSW of confluence with Little Hare Grain stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.