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Old Sadgill, Longsleddale
Old Sadgill
locality:-   Sadgill
civil parish:-   Longsleddale (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings (ruin) 
locality type:-   (shieling ?) 
coordinates:-   NY48200550
1Km square:-   NY4805
10Km square:-   NY40


photograph
BWA91.jpg  From SW.
(taken 9.3.2012)  
photograph
BWA93.jpg  The 'steps'.
(taken 9.3.2012)  

evidence:-   site plan:- CWAAS
source data:-   Site plan of settlement known as Old Sadgill, Longsleddale 2003
image  click to enlarge
BWA95.jpg
Plan by the Kendal Research Group of the Cumberland Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society.  "MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT & FARMHOUSE"
"LOW SADGILL Longsledddale, Cumbria"

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It was a medieval farmstead of 3 small rooms.

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In recent times this was used as a hog house, to house young sheep, hogs, over winter, within living memory. The enclosure up here being called Hog House Field to this day.

Fishwick, Ruth: 2004: personal communication

notes:-  
Grandly referred to as a 'Deserted Medieval Village' by the ADS; Machell notes two hamlets at the head of Longsleddale in the middle of which were a chapel and a court. ...

: 2009: Archaeology Data Service &ADS

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Potsherds of two glazed earthenware jars, probably from Arnside or Silverdale kilns, 16th-18th century were found under flags at the 'steps' at the NW corner of the southernmost room (NY48200550). The partly re-assembled pots are in Kendal Museum:-


Kendal Museum : KMS1987.8
Kendal Museum : KMS1987.806
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BQS80.jpg  
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BQS81.jpg  


photograph
BWA90.jpg  From SW.
(taken 9.3.2012)  
photograph
BWA92.jpg  Along the E front wall.
(taken 9.3.2012)  
photograph
BWA94.jpg  Crude inclosure to S.
(taken 9.3.2012)  

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