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Water of MilkEnclosure(s), Ring Enclosure(s) · 573 ydExplorer Tom Water of Milk is named as if someone spilled their breakfast across two different kinds of ancient dirt, creating a…
Eldery KnoweBank (earthwork)(s) (post Medieval), Enclosure(s) (post Medieval), Quarry (post Medieval), Sheepfold (19th Century) · 606 ydExplorer Tom Eldery Knowe is a bank, enclosure, quarry, and sheepfold that a bishop once refused to visit. He probably thought it…
Friar EdgePeat Cutting (19th Century) · 679 ydExplorer Tom Friar Edge is a peat cutting site from the 19th century that sounds like a monk went for a hike and got stuck. It…
CrossdykesRing Enclosure · 886 ydExplorer Tom Crossdykes sounds like two people arguing about where the fence goes in a ring enclosure. I bet its first owner’s…
Percy HillBurial Cairn(s) (prehistoric) (possible), Enclosure · 887 ydExplorer Tom Percy Hill is secretly very proud of the one potato that grew inside its ancient burial cairn last summer. It treats…
Pleamoss HillWall · 1098 ydExplorer Tom Pleamoss Hill has an ancient wall that’s probably stuck in a fairy dispute over parking rights. Nobody knows when it…
NewlandhillCultivation Remains, Enclosure(s) · 1548 ydExplorer Tom Newlandhill started because two lads made a bet in the pub that they could dig a square hole faster than their mates…
Newland HillCord Rig (prehistoric) · 1756 ydExplorer Tom Newland Hill is another cord rig site, and honestly, it’s just showing off because it knows it’s got a grass track that…
Cheese BurnRing Enclosure · 1.1 miExplorer Tom Cheese Burn is a ring enclosure that sounds like it should be serving lunch, but it’s just a sad circle of stones…
Martin GillEnclosure(s) · 1.4 miExplorer Tom Martin Gill is an enclosure with no date, so it’s been standing there wondering if it should be a castle or just a…
Upper WhitcastlesFarmhouse, Farmstead · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Upper Whitcastles hosted a dance once that went so far that the floorboards still haven’t fully forgiven the dancers…
CapelfootFarmhouse, Farmstead · 1.6 miExplorer Tom Capelfoot looks like it’s waiting for a goat to step out of the gate and start barking orders at anyone foolish enough…
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