Aughertree
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| Aughertree | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 Cottages in Aughertree | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY256380 |
| Location: | 54°43’55"N, 3°9’21"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Wigton |
| Postcode: | CA7 |
| Dialling code: | 01697 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Workington |
Aughertree is a hamlet in northern Cumberland, near the villages of Caldbeck and Torpenhow, but closer to the main local centre Ireby.
This used to be a much larger village with several taverns or pubs but none now remain. Some sites of former houses and farms can be seen but these are long gone.
About the village
There are at least three Iron Age settlements on the nearby fell,[1][2] a neolithic causeway,[3] along with several burial mounds that have been extensively excavated in earlier centuries but without sufficient recording or controls.
The remains of a village of the Middle Ages are found here too.[4]
A historic funeral road to Uldale Old Church starts in the hamlet and follows a footpath and bridleway.
References
- ↑ Skiddaw Massif National Mapping Programme project - Historic England
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 9895 – Iron Age or Roman enclosed settlement above Uldale
- ↑ Horne, P & Oswald, A: 'A Probable Neolithic Causewayed Enclosure on Green How' (English Heritage, 2000)
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 926989 – Shrunken Medieval village, including earthwork tofts, ridge and furrow and probable hollow way