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Monument Number 43975
Hob Uid: 43975
Location : Cumbria South Lakeland Kirkby Lonsdale
Grid Ref : SD6108078970
Summary : Probable earthwork remains of a medieval motte; reused as a post-Medieval cockpit. The mound is 130 feet in diameter and in poor condition. Scheduled. The feature is visible as an earthwork on 2009 lidar.
More information : (SD 6108 7898) Cockpit Hill (NAT) (1) Cockpit Hill would appear to have been a small motte and now consists of a mound about 130ft. in diameter, with some excavation on the top, perhaps to adapt it for use as a cock-pit.Condition: bad. (2) SD 611790 Cockpit Hill; scheduled. (3) Listed by Cathcart King. (4) A medieval motte is visible as an earthwork on air photographs, at SD 6108 7898. The feature is extant on the latest 2009 lidar. (5)

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Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Motte
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Post Medieval
Monument End Date : 1901
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Cockpit
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : CU 353
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SD 67 NW 18
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Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2013-02-25
End Date : 2015-12-11

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Monument Number 43975