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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 | |
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 BWA91.jpg From SW. (taken 9.3.2012)  BWA93.jpg The 'steps'. (taken 9.3.2012) |
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| evidence:- | site plan:- CWAAS |
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| source data:- | Site plan of settlement known as Old Sadgill, Longsleddale 2003  click to enlargeBWA95.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. |
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| Fishwick, Ruth: 2004: personal communication |
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| 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.
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| : 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:- |
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| Kendal Museum : KMS1987.8 Kendal Museum : KMS1987.806  BQS80.jpg  BQS81.jpg |
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 BWA90.jpg From SW. (taken 9.3.2012)  BWA92.jpg Along the E front wall. (taken 9.3.2012)  BWA94.jpg Crude inclosure to S. (taken 9.3.2012) |
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