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Town wall, section on West Walls

England
List entry 1007149
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007149
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.42 hectares
Grid reference
NY 39812 55905, NY 40003 55738
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Town wall, section on West Walls is a scheduled ancient monument forming part of the medieval defensive fortifications of Carlisle in Cumberland. This section of the town wall dates to the medieval period and represents the western circuit of Carlisle's historic fortified boundary. The wall survives as substantial stone construction that originally enclosed the town and served both defensive and administrative functions typical of important medieval urban centres. As a component of Carlisle's town walls, this section is significant for understanding the town's development and military organisation during the medieval period.

Town wall, section on West Walls is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007149. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Town wall, section on West Walls?

The Town wall, section on West Walls is a scheduled ancient monument forming part of the medieval defensive fortifications of Carlisle in Cumberland.

Who is responsible for protecting Town wall, section on West Walls?

Town wall, section on West Walls 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 1007149.

What other scheduled monuments are near Town wall, section on West Walls?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman and medieval town area bounded by Heads Lane West Wall and Blackfriars Street (0.1 km), Carlisle Cathedral precinct (0.2 km), Area of Roman and medieval towns, bounded by Annetwell Street, Abbey Street, Castle Street and Paternoster Row (0.4 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Roman and medieval town area bounded by Heads Lane West Wall and Blackfriars Street
0.1 km
Carlisle Cathedral precinct
0.2 km
Area of Roman and medieval towns, bounded by Annetwell Street, Abbey Street, Castle Street and Paternoster Row
0.4 km
City wall, NE side
0.4 km
Carlisle Castle; medieval tower keep castle, two lengths of city wall, a 16th century battery, and part of an earlier Roman fort known as Luguvalium
0.7 km
Bishop's Dyke
4.5 km
Rectangular enclosures 95yds (85m) N of Sceughmire
5 km
Oval enclosure 180m NE of Great Orton
5.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Town wall, section on West Walls

Town wall, section on West Walls stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Town wall, section on West Walls

Battle of Solway Moss 1542Battle (1542) · ~7.5 milesBattle of SarkBattle (1448) · ~8.3 miles
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