Peat Track, Borrowdale

Record ID:  25640 / MNA120653
Record type:  Monument
Protected Status: Scheduled Monument, World Heritage Site
NT Property:  Borrowdale; North
Civil Parish:  Borrowdale; Allerdale; Cumbria
Grid Reference:  NY 233 122
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Summary

Slightly different is the peat track which continues up onto the fell to an area of visible peat cutting. It is wider than the other tracks probably because the peat would have been moved on sleds (Lax, A. 1995).

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Monument Types

  • TRACKWAY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Description

Slightly different is the peat track which continues up onto the fell to an area of visible peat cutting. It is wider than the other tracks probably because the peat would have been moved on sleds (Lax, A. 1995).

References

  • SNA61977 - Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology North. 2007. Historic Landscape Survey of Borrowdale, Cumbria.

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Other Statuses and References

None Recorded

Associated Events

  • ENA4020 - Field Survey, Historic Landscape Survey of Borrowdale, Cumbria

Associated Finds

None Recorded

Related Records

  • Related to: Graphite (Wad) Mine on Seathwaite Farm, Borrowdale (Monument) - 20118 / MNA119961