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<< Our Photo Pages >> Castle Howe (Little Langdale) - Hillfort in England in Cumbria

Submitted by Alphasmam on Thursday, 02 April 2015  Page Views: 15456

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castle Howe (Little Langdale)
Country: England County: Cumbria Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Ambleside  Nearest Village: Chapel Stile
Map Ref: NY29730328  Landranger Map Number: 89
Latitude: 54.420082N  Longitude: 3.084442W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Castle Howe (Little Langdale)
Castle Howe (Little Langdale) submitted by Alphasmam : Castle Howe is a small volcanic " lump" guarding Wrynose Pass and is locally known as a Neolithic hill fort. This picture was taken from the approaches to Fell Foot Farm looking towards Blea Tarn and Great Langdale. Wrynose has probably been a trackway since these times and would have been an important route to take connecting the west coast via the Duddon Valley and Great Langdale where the ... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Cumbria. Castle Howe is a small volcanic "lump" guarding Wrynose Pass and has been interpreted as a small settlement / hill fort from the Iron Age or possibly earlier. Wrynose has probably been a trackway since Neolithic times and would have been an important route to connecting the west coast via the Duddon Valley and Great Langdale where the axe factories are located.

It also would lead eastwards towards Little Langdale and south to Coniston and the Furness Fells. Wrynose Pass became part of the Roman Road serving troops who were stationed at Hardknott Fort (Mediobogdum).

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Note: Mountains of Meaning? The boulder cairns of the Central Cumbrian Mountains by Peter Style. Beautifully photographed and full of diagrams exploring these enigmatic momuments, including several around Castle Howe
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Castle Howe (Little Langdale)
Castle Howe (Little Langdale) submitted by Alphasmam : Just before reaching Fell Foot Farm from Bridge End there is this intriguing wall almost circular in shape incorporating massive boulders. It looks to pre-date all the other dry stone walls in the area. Also the Ting Mound at Grid Ref NY298031 was an open air meeting place for Courts in the 7th to 9th centuries (Scandinavian influence) and is located directly opposite Castle Howe Neolithic hil... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castle Howe (Little Langdale)
Castle Howe (Little Langdale) submitted by Alphasmam : I've included this because I had every intention of going to the top but was prevented by this massive amount of bracken. I'll try again in the winter! (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NY2903 : The head of Little Langdale by Karl and Ali
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NY2903 : Castle Howe by Ian Taylor
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NY2903 : Sun on Castle Howe, Little Langdale by Karl and Ali
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NY2903 : Castle Howe by David Martin
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NY2903 : Castle Howe by Rob Noble
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 2.0km ENE 74° Little Langdale Cup-Marked Stone* Rock Art (NY317038)
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Mountains of Meaning? The boulder cairns of the Central Cumbrian Mountains by Andy B on Thursday, 02 April 2015
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Mountains of Meaning? The boulder cairns of the Central Cumbrian Mountains. Prehistoric Society Europa Post-Grad Conference Reading 2012 by Peter Style

This is a presentation that was given at the 2012 Europa Postgraduate Conference held in honour of Professor Richard Bradley at Reading University. A discussion paper concerning the enigmatic monuments that are boulder cairns found in the Cumbrian Mountains and their context with other prehistoric archaeology found thereabouts.

https://www.academia.edu/11676448/Mountains_of_Meaning_The_boulder_cairns_of_the_Central_Cumbrian_Mountains._Prehistoric_Society_Europa_Post-Grad_Conference_Reading_2012
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    Re: Mountains of Meaning? The boulder cairns of the Central Cumbrian Mountains by Andy B on Thursday, 02 April 2015
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    Beautifully photographed and full of diagrams, this is a relaxing presentation paper to view - recommended
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Re: Castle Howe (Cumbria) by coldrum on Tuesday, 16 February 2010
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Pastscape entry.

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