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Stantling Loan is a medieval shieling located in Cumberland, England. Shielings were temporary or seasonal pastoral settlements used by communities practising transhumance, whereby livestock was moved to upland pastures during summer months. The site represents evidence of medieval upland land use and the economic strategies employed by rural communities to maximise pastoral resources. The physical remains and archaeological character of Stantling Loan contribute to understanding of medieval settlement patterns and agricultural practices in the North of England.
Stantling Loan medieval shieling is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016401. View the official record →
Stantling Loan is a medieval shieling located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016401.
Stantling Loan medieval shieling 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 1016401.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of shielings, 100m north of Tinkler Crags (8.9 km), Maiden Way Roman road from B6318 to 450m SW of High House, Gillalees Beacon signal station and Beacon Pasture early post-medieval dispersed settlement (9.1 km), Shieling 150m south of Tinkler Crags (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stantling Loan medieval shieling'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.
Stantling Loan medieval shieling stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.