Archaeological sites · North West England
Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling
In or near Orton.
Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling — Romano-British walled settlement in Asby, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling is an archaeological site in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "Romano-British walled settlement in Asby, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.4781°, -2.5416°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Great Asby Scar SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: GREAT ASBY SCAR
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Castle Folds or Castlesteads was a Romano-British walled settlement on Great Asby Scar – an area of limestone pavement in the parish of Asby, Cumbria, England. In medieval times, it was used as a shieling – a temporary summer shelter. It is now in ruins but is protected as a scheduled monument.
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Background
Architecture
The settlement covered most of a small knoll on the limestone pavement of the scar. A walled enclosure surrounded most of the knoll and, on the western side, the eight-foot thick walls extended the steep escarpment of the knoll to form a significant obstacle. The area enclosed is about 1.25 acres. There were about a dozen stone huts built into the walls of the enclosure so that the central space was open. The wall was constructed from orthostats – standing stone slabs – which enclosed rubble. A parapet would have made the wall's height about thirteen feet in total – comparable with a standard Roman vallum. The construction of the walls and huts is not Roman in pattern and R. G. Collingwood…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.4781, -2.5416
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Orton
- Postcode
- CA10 3SQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Sources
- wikidata: Q17651077 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Castle Folds (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Castlefolds, Great Asby Scar - geograph.org.uk - 612587.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling?
- Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode CA10 3SQ), in the parish of Orton.
- What is Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling?
- Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling — Romano-British walled settlement in Asby, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, UK.
- How do I get to Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling?
- Drivers can use postcode CA10 3SQ.
- Is Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling a listed building?
- Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling a protected site?
- Yes — Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling is part of the Great Asby Scar SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling free to visit?
- Yes, Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling is free to enter.
- How do I get to Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA10 3SQ. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency.