<< Our Photo Pages >> Askew Heights - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Lancashire
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Multi-periodSite Name: Askew HeightsCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 3.4 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Lancashire Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Lancaster Nearest Village: Caton
Map Ref: SD52726239
Latitude: 54.055283N Longitude: 2.72372W
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 |
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Askew Heights univallate prehistoric defended enclosure is located on a small promontory on the western edge of a spur of high land with steep slopes to the west and north. The enclosure has internal measurements of approx. 77m north-south by 70m east-west and is defended by an external shallow ditch c.11m wide. There are two entrances into the enclosure; one on the north side, the other on the south side. On the south west side, and commencing adjacent to the southern entrance, there is a distinct counterscarp bank approximately 5m wide which becomes steeper on the western side forming a hollow way up to 14m wide, this trackway deepens as it moves clockwise from the south west of the site and then cuts tangentially away from the enclosure towards Lythe Brow Wood. The site is bisected by a stone wall running north - south which delimits the boundary between Heights Farm and Askew Hill Farm, with most of the enclosure lying on the Askew Hill side, the surrounding ditch however is clearly defined around the whole of the enclosure. The two entrances are easily observed close to the wall on the Askew Hill Farm side of the wall.
The site is easily reached from the private road to Heights Farm from Littledale Road, it is probably best to ask permission from the farmer before visiting as there is no public footpath, we encountered a friendly gamekeeper en route who gave us good directions, and seemed concerned that this unassuming but very enjoyable site would survive unmolested in its beautiful location.
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