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These are the Stephenson Ground washfolds
WF24 Yewry Syke above Natty Bridge
WF25 Stephenson Ground Scale
WF26 Stephenson Ground Scale
WF27 River Lickle below Natty Bridge
WF28 Stephenson Ground Farm
WF29 Carter Ground
WF24 in Area 8, Yewry Syke, Natty Bridge
Washfold on Yewry Syke, above Natty Bridge on a feeder beck to River Lickle. The fold is located at SD 24644 94810 at an altitude of 370m above sea level. It is recorded in the National Park Heritage Environment Record as 65o24 and is recorded as ctcm02 in the Duddon Valley Local History Group survey, Ring Cairns to Reservoirs (R2R) survey in 2009. It is in Westmorland and Furness, previously South Lakes. Its condition is medium and the certainty that it is a washfold is good.
Constructed from stone and boulders in a natural hollow formed by low crags
Key and plan here
Dimensions:
Chamber 1- 10.0×6.0m; Pool- 5.0×2.5m
Wall heights: a 1.1m; b 0.9m; c 2.1m; d 1.6m
Description:
Deep hollow below track leading down to the beck. Natural crags to east with stone wall built on them. Narrow entrance using two big shard boulders. Poll at the bottom of a waterfall. Steep grass slopes to the forest wall above the far side of the beck. Stone revetment on the bank on the fold side of the beck. Open area with access to the fell downstream.
Recorded by: Stephe Cove, Jane Coward, Ken Lindley and Keith Nixon on 10th March, 2022
WF25 in Area 8, Stephenson Ground Scale
Washfold at Stephenson Ground Scale on a feeder beck to River LIckle. The fold is located at SD 23859 94412 at an altitude of 350m above sea level. It is recorded in the National Park Heritage Environment Record as 33183 and is recorded as ctsgc08 in the Duddon Valley Local History Group survey, Ring Cairns to Reservoirs (R2R) survey in 2009. It is in Westmorland and Furness, previously South Lakes. Its condition is good and the certainty that it is a washfold is good.
Constructed from glacial stones. There are large vertical slabs – shards – forming parts of the walls
Key and plan here
Dimensions:
Chamber 1- 10.0×6.5m; chamber 2- 10.0×9.5m; chamber3- 6.5×4.0m; Pool- 2.0×2.0m
Wall heights: a 1.3m; b 1.2; c 1.4m; d 1.6m
Description:
Good example with internal and external shard walls. Narrow exit pool which is two metres square. Level ground within the fold rising gradually outside to the west. Some tumble as indicated but walls are generally in good condition. “Hog Hole” on western wall appears to be a field boulder incorporated into the wall rather than a moveable blockage.
Recorded by: Lindsay Harrison, Jane Coward, Keith Nixon and Ken Lindley on 23rd March, 2022
WF26 Stephenson Ground Scale
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WF27 in Area 8, Below Natty Bridge
Washfold below Natty Bridge on a feeder beck to River Lickle. The fold is located at SD 24162 94236 at an altitude of 265m above sea level. It is recorded in the National Park Heritage Environment Record as 65401 and is recorded as ctsg01 in the Duddon Valley Local History Group survey, Ring Cairns to Reservoirs (R2R) survey in 2009. It is in Westmorland and Furness, previously South Lakes/Copeland. Its condition is good and the certainty that it is a washfold is good.
Constructed from stones. There are large boulders and a small outcrop the in base of the wall.
Key and plan here
Dimensions:
Chamber 1- 13.5×5.0m; chamber 2- 10.0×5.0m; Pool 3- 6.0×3.0m
Wall heights: a 0.7m; b 1.5m; c 0.5m; d 1.2m; e 1.4m
Description:
A well built two chambered fold below the track. The entrance to the gathering chamber is between two large blocks and further boulders have wall sections built on top. One wall section has collapsed. There is a hog hole in the top corner leading to the beck. A narrow entrance leads to the dipping chamber where there is a long drop to the pool. Doesn’t look as if there was a step. Signs that the pool may have been deepened by damming. At the north end there is a strange ramp down to the pool which may have been the route for sheep to return to the fell.
Recorded by: Stephe Cove, Jane Coward, Ken Lindley and Keith Nixon, on 10th March, 2022
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