<< Our Photo Pages >> Dovedale enclosure - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Cumbria
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Multi-periodSite Name: Dovedale enclosureCountry: England County: Cumbria Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Ambleside Nearest Village: Hartsop
Map Ref: NY398116
Latitude: 54.496138N Longitude: 2.930973W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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From the Archaeology Data service;
An enclosed hut circle settlement (a settlement showing evidence for one or more hut circles (roundhouses), enclosed by a distinct boundary earthen bank) and a round cairn (a roughly hemispherical mound constructed primarily of stones, normally containing or covering one or more human burials) of Romano-British date.
Romano-British settlement site, which, according to AM County Index, may have started off as a henge monument.
A mile long walk shaded by Oak trees with red squirrels by the side of a small lake. Very nice.
The earthen circle looks like it could have been a henge at one time, the big stones on site are perplexing, some are set into the bank, some are on the bank and some are in the earthwork itself. A round cairn lies disheveled just outside where the eastern arc of henge would be, but it's gone. Gone by the hands of a small farm track that doesn't really go anywhere or get used much? Doubtful.
Please climb the big hill right next to it the views are awesome!
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