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Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling

In or near Appleby-in-Westmorland.

Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling — Romano-British walled settlement in Asby, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, UK.

Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling

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Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling is a archaeological in north west. (Ancient fortified settlement in England.) Wikipedia notes: "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.". Coordinates 54.4781°, -2.5416°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
54.4781, -2.5416

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