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Mysteries of Cumbria's Ancient Stones Unlocked. A BOOK which sets out to fill the 'black hole' in Cumbria's prehistoric past has been published by a Cambridge academic... continues... Comments (2)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by The Eternal 4th January 2011ce

Historic finds made by archaeologists in the Duddon Valley Archaeologists in the Duddon Valley have uncovered over 3,000 previously unrecorded historic sites after a four-year survey of the area. The Duddon Valley Local History Group, in partnership with the Lake District National Park Authority, found ring-cairns that could date back to the Bronze Age... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by The Eternal 25th March 2010ce

Archaeology Dayschool - Much more than Stone Axes - An update on Cumbrian Prehistory Archaeology Dayschool - Much more than Stone Axes - An update on Cumbrian Prehistory Saturday 11 October 10.00am - 4... continues... Comments (3)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by rockartwolf 2nd September 2008ce

Prehistoric Rock - art in Cumbria - Lecture Prehistoric Rock - art in Cumbria Venue: Yew Tree Hall High Lorton (near Cockermouth) Date: 10th July 2008 Time: 7.30pm How to book: Not required Price: Visitors £2 Tel: Ted Gilbertson 01900 85482 Lecturer: Dr... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by rockartwolf 8th July 2008ce

Dig Planned for Lakes Beauty Spot Archaeologists are hoping to unearth ancient treasures during excavations in a Cumbrian valley. Volunteers are needed to join archaeologists during the digs in the Duddon Valley in the south west of the Lake District beginning on 30 June... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by The Eternal 27th June 2007ce Edited 27th June 2007ce

People and the Land Settlement in the Eden Valley: Prehistoric to Present Day Saturday 6th October 2007 Appleby Archaeology Group Autumn Conference - People and the Land Settlement in the Eden Valley: Prehistoric to Present Day at Appleby Grammar School. Event takes place between 9.30am and 4pm. Contact Harry Hawkins on 01768 864340. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by fitzcoraldo 17th March 2007ce Edited 18th March 2007ce

Cumbrian Henge Tour Saturday 21st July 2007 A visit to Two Cumbrian Henges with Helen Caffrey. Event takes place at Eamont Bridge, near Penrith. Henges are circular ceremonial sites dating from the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by fitzcoraldo 17th March 2007ce Edited 17th March 2007ce

Aspects of Prehistoric Cumbria Saturday 28th April 2007 Aspects of Prehistoric Cumbria - CNWRS study day to be held at Penrith Methodist Church, Wordsworth Street, Penrith in conjunction with the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by fitzcoraldo 17th March 2007ce Edited 17th March 2007ce

Cash boost for new Lakes website A website featuring thousands of sites of archaeological interest in Cumbria's Lake District is being set up with the help of a £171,000 grant. The district has more than 6,500 historical attractions including Shap Abbey, Castlerigg Stone Circle and Hardknott Roman Fort... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by The Eternal 20th May 2006ce

Dig Planned for Lakes Beauty Spot http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/4795288.stm Archaeologists hope to unearth Bronze Age treasures after receiving £50,000 to help fund a dig in a Cumbria valley... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by The Eternal 11th March 2006ce Edited 12th March 2006ce

Good and Bad news from the Lake District £1m to be cut from Lakes' budget Almost £1m is to be slashed from the budget of the organisation responsible for the Lake District National Park. read more here http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cumbria/4521944... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by fitzcoraldo 27th January 2006ce Edited 28th January 2006ce

£24k Grant to Bring Eden Neolithic Heritage to Life Eden District Council's Penrith Museum is celebrating news that they have been awarded over £24,000 from the Local Heritage Initiative, a scheme run by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the Heritage Lottery Fund and Nationwide Building Society... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by fitzcoraldo 11th December 2005ce Edited 11th December 2005ce

Archaeology in the Lake District 2005 - Day Conference 26th November 2005 The annual archaeology conference at the Lakes School , Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere. Including - Exploring Lower Eskdale... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by fitzcoraldo 24th September 2005ce

Heritage Hopes For Lake District An estimated £300,000 will have to be spent over two years to make the case for turning the Lake District into a World Heritage Site, it has been claimed. The Lake District National Park Authority has been trying since 1985 to win World Heritage status by Unesco, which is part of the United Nations... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Kozmik_Ken 8th October 2003ce Edited 8th October 2003ce

Leave the axes where they are from BBCi Plea to walkers over relics A Cumbrian museum has urged hill walkers to leave Neolithic relics where they find them on the fells. Stone axes are often found on Lake District scree slopes, and the Tullie House Museum in Carlisle is showing people how to recognise them, enjoy them but not to take them home. Whole story here Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Jane 14th September 2003ce

Time Team turns up Langdale Axe in Ulverston From the NorthWest Evening Mail http://www.nwemail.co.uk/viewarticle... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 3rd July 2003ce

Pre-Roman body found in bedrock in Levens, nr Kendal Human remains which could be about 4,000 years old have been unearthed by archaeologists working in a Cumbrian village. A team of archaeologists found the body curled up in the foetal position in a cavity in the limestone bedrock on a building site opposite the church in Levens, near Kendal... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 9th December 2002ce

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A lovely dialect tribute to Thomas Bland. Taken from LEGENDS AND HISTORICAL NOTES ON PLACES OF NORTH WESTMORELAND. BY THOS. GIBSON, M.D. Published 1887 THE ANTIQUARY. BY ANTHONY WHITEHEAD, OF REAGILL, NEAR SHAP. YE strangers that ramble down't Vale of Lyvennet, To see bonny Nature and breathe the fresh air, Fra the spring at Black Dub a't way down to the Eden There's seines interesting, romantic, and rare. Westward fra the Dub 'boute a cannon-shot distance There's cromlecks an' cairns full of auld Celtic baynes ; A temple where't Druids sang prayers to the plannets, Set aw arround wi' a circle o' staynes. An' in times leayter still, when the Romans reayde foray, An' meayde a new wroad as they crossed ouer the fell, May be seen to this day, near the black dub ye find it, An' if you dispute me ga see for yoursel'. There's many quere places a't way doon the valley, An' Hamelets or toons where the Brittans did dwell ; There's traces o' some to be seen in t' Lang-deayle, But men, farther larn'd, their origin may tell. Crosby Kirk, of auld standing, next claims oor attention, Wi' awe an' wi' reverence oor minds for to fill ; Flass House is a feature 'at ought to be mentioned, An' Addison's birthplace on Meaburn Hill. But the main pleayce I wish to point out to your notice Is Reagill, where yance leev'd the fam'd Thomas Bland, An' auld antiquary, cramfull o' queer notions As any you'll find in the length o' the land. He kent a' the history o' t' world's creation, Fra t' making of Adam to t' birth o' Tom Thumb ; He tell't us the earth's composition was gasses, An' fowak meayde of air seayme as a baloon. He talk'd about metals being fused by eruption, An' how they were melted like souder or tin ; He kent aw the strata of rock fra the surface Aw t' way doon to the boiling het fluid within. He scabbl'd off shells fra the hard rock o' limestone, An' sed they'd been fishes, some thousand years sen ; He was crack'd, that's a cartainty, out of aw question, To think of imposing o' sensible men. Then sec a collection of rubbish an' kelder, Auld things 'at he tell't us the Brittans yance meayde ; Bits o' spears, meayde o' flint, broken millstones and trinkums, Sec a cargo o' kelder, a decent ship-leayde. Gang when you would, between sunrise an' setting, You'd find him in't garden, or else in his den, Where he spent aw his time wi' his mell an' his chisel, His paint-brush an' canvas or scetch-book an' pen. He wad travel ten mile, wi' a sketch-bewke in nap-sack, To draw some auld shield 'at he might wish to see ; An' than fra the dots, cross lines, an' the shap on't, He wad spin oot a yarn of their lang pedigree ; An' tell who's it was, whether duke, lord, or baron, An' how they behaved when they went a crusade ; Or, if 'twas a she 'at the shield had belanged tul, He could tell ye at yance if sh'd deed an auld maid. He'd creatures of aw macks stuck up in his garden, Fra a Hippotamus to Whittington's cat ; Lions, dogs, deevils, wild boars, an' teayme eagles, Beats Wombwell's Managery hollow an' flat. There's Addison, Caesar, St. George, an' Hugh Miller, Poet Burns, an' lots mair, I forgitten their neayms ; An' busts o' girt men fra aw parts o' the world, An' some in the meun, I dare say, hed their heayms. In the cauld days o' winter he set on a fire In a grate like a helmet, stuck in a w'hole ; A shield for his shovel, a sword for his poker, And an Indian tomahawk split the girt-cwoal. He pay'd equal respect to a bewk-larn'd beggar, A hawker, a squire, a duke, or a lord ; If they talk'd about science or tell't a good stowry He grappled it aw, without missing a word. Tho' a wreck of the former, 'tis still interesting, An' the owner will give you admission quite free ; Sea, if you be strangers, don't fear you'll be welcome, If you come up to Reagill, the Garden to see. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by fitzcoraldo 12th November 2007ce Edited 12th November 2007ce

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Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Carlisle based museum and art gallery, so could appeal to a couple with two different tastes - one with an archaeological bent, and one with an arty bent, or one with an archaelological bent, and one with a Primark bent, who leaves you there and sods off into the city centre. Comments (1)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by The Eternal 23rd July 2010ce Edited 23rd July 2010ce

Cumbrian Archaeological Tours Well, just read th'website to find out. Looks like it'd appeal to those without a car or push-iron. Won't appeal to the the ice-cream and boat-ride brigade, so you could be in some good company on this rascal. Looks like the boss might know his stuff too, instead of the usual crap that's spouted. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by The Eternal 23rd July 2010ce Edited 23rd July 2010ce

West Cumbria Archaeology Society. Basic. Yup, that's about it. Still, there are contact details if you want to tell 'em summat, or even join. Too few links under the Cumbria area, so this could be a starter for ten for someone. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by The Eternal 23rd July 2010ce

North West Region Archaeological Research Framework. Framework. I hate that phrase, me. Stinks of pretentious prats being overpaid to come up with fancy words for basic stuff. Still, it's not as tedious as it suggests, but make your own minds up. Enter at your peril, those of you expecting great things. Don't say you haven't been warned, 'cos you have. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by The Eternal 23rd July 2010ce

Liverpool John Moores University Cumbrian Archaeology. John Moores University, Liverpool website, dealing with Cumbria. On the face of it, it looks ok. Funny script thingy causes a delay, but if you click "yes" when the option pops up you'll be alreet cocker. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by The Eternal 23rd July 2010ce

Duddon History. This is a local history groups website, dealing with the Duddon vally, also known as Dunnerdale. Of interest to TMAers will be the recent ring cairn excavations at Seathwaite Tarn, now used as a reservoir. The valley is a gem of the Lakes, with very few visitors, and peace generally reigns. The track to Seathwaite Tarn isn't too hard, and, once you've turned your back on the dam, you'll find yourself in a beautiful mountain coomb. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by The Eternal 23rd July 2010ce Edited 23rd July 2010ce

The Armitt Gallery, Museum and Library. Based in Ambleside, at the bottom of the Kirkstone Pass, this is a small museum with local finds, and wider ranging finds from Cumbria. The Great Langdale stone axe factory features. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by The Eternal 23rd July 2010ce

Lake District National Park Weatherline A useful site to compare with its rival MWIS. An assessment of both will probably be good enough for those going up high to view some of the high cairns, circles, ring cairns, and axe factories. I personally find MWIS the more reliable, but in winter this site has the benefit of giving snow conditions underfoot, i.e. ice, the need for crompons, avalanche/cornice riske etc. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by The Eternal 23rd July 2010ce

Extreme Stonefeelers' World of Hard Rock & Standing Stones Pics of stone circles, henges & standing stones in Cumbria Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by new abbey 19th May 2010ce

Kendal Museum The Museum of Kendal, one of the oldest in the country, covering a wide range of archaeology, as well as the geology and natural history of Cumbria, and the old counties of Cumberland and Westmorland. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by The Eternal 20th May 2009ce

Historic Environment Record On-line Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by fitzcoraldo 9th October 2008ce

Stone Circles of Cumbria "It does exactly what it says on the tin" Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by stubob 13th December 2005ce

Mountain Weather Information Service - Cumbrian Mountains Detailed 3-day weather forecast for the Cumbrian mountains, with conditions on the fells. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by The Eternal 30th October 2005ce

Cumbria Steve Bulman's excellent Cumbria resource. Chokka block with parish records and antiquarian goings on. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by fitzcoraldo 16th February 2005ce

CWAAS As part of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society (CWAAS) Website: The Clare Fell Memorial Bursary - money awarded to under-25s hoping to undertake a project relating to Cumbrian prehistoric archaeology (or of another region, so long as they live in Cumbria). Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 10th December 2004ce Edited 23rd July 2010ce

Daily Lake District Weather Forecast Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by juamei 19th June 2004ce

Proceedings of the Society of Antiquities of Scotland Vol 4 1860-62 Article by the Rev James Simpson - Vicar of Shap Stone Circles near Shap, Westmoreland. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by fitzcoraldo 2nd June 2004ce Edited 2nd June 2004ce

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Posted by thelonious 23rd March 2013ce

Cold Fell (Cairn(s)) — Fieldnotes

20/03/2013 - Starting from the RSPB car park (NY 5886 5847) just past Clesketts, we headed south to climb Cold Fell. A bonus before we got to the hill were the fantastic cup marked stones at Tortie. After that I knew this was going to be a good day. There is a track for most of the way but the last Km is a bit tough. The snow line was about 320m so it was hard going today but the wind wasn't too bad and it was quite sunny. The cairn on the summit has a big footprint but has been severely altered in more recent times. It was quite beautiful up there and I will not forget my visit to this place. I would love to go up in the summer to see what it's like someday. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thelonious 23rd March 2013ce

Tortie (Cup Marked Stone) — Images

Posted by thelonious 23rd March 2013ce

Tortie 2 (Cup Marked Stone) — Images

Posted by thelonious 23rd March 2013ce