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Medieval shielings at Great Cove is a group of upland pastoral structures located in Cumberland. The site comprises the remains of seasonal shelters used during the medieval period for herding and dairy farming in the high fells, typical of the transhumance practices common to northern England. The structures represent evidence of the exploitation of marginal upland pastures, a significant aspect of medieval agricultural economy in the Lake District region. The shielings at Great Cove demonstrate the integration of valley settlements with higher altitude resources during the medieval period.
Medieval shielings at Great Cove, 2.68km south of Low Gillerthwaite is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1408243. View the official record →
Medieval shielings at Great Cove is a group of upland pastoral structures located in Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1408243.
Medieval shielings at Great Cove, 2.68km south of Low Gillerthwaite 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 1408243.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Yokerill Hows, group of seven cairns (4.7 km), Stockdale Moor prehistoric cairnfields, field systems, unenclosed cairn cemetery, ring cairns and funerary cairns (5.5 km), Gray Borran group of cairns (5.5 km).
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