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Woundell Beck medieval settlement is a deserted medieval village with associated field systems and cairnfield located in the upland landscape of Cumberland, approximately 890 metres west of Low Gillerthwaite. The site comprises the earthwork remains of medieval habitation structures together with the relict agricultural infrastructure that supported settlement in this moorland environment, including both arable and pastoral features. The cairnfield represents clearance activity typical of medieval upland settlement, where stones were gathered from cultivated ground and deposited as cairns, a practice common in the high Pennine and Lake District valleys. The monument is designated for its importance in understanding medieval colonisation and land use in marginal upland areas, representing a phase of settlement expansion that was later abandoned as economic and climatic conditions shifted.
Woundell Beck medieval settlement, associated field system and cairnfield 890m west of Low Gillerthwaite is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1408266. View the official record →
Woundell Beck medieval settlement is a deserted medieval village with associated field systems and cairnfield located in the upland landscape of Cumberland, approximately 890 metres west of Low Gillerthwaite. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1408266.
Woundell Beck medieval settlement, associated field system and cairnfield 890m west 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 1408266.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric cairnfield and a Romano-British farmstead and its associated field system 1.24 km ESE of Low Gillerthwaite (1.9 km), Medieval shielings at Great Cove, 2.68km south of Low Gillerthwaite (2.7 km), Lank Rigg round cairn (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Woundell Beck medieval settlement, associated field system and cairnfield 890m west of Low Gillerthwaite's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Woundell Beck medieval settlement, associated field system and cairnfield 890m west of Low Gillerthwaite stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.