Medieval farmstead, bloomery, charcoal pits and late prehistoric settlement at Pasture Foot, 300m west of Bleabeck Force

Medieval farmstead, bloomery, charcoal pits and late prehistoric settlement at Pasture Foot, 300m west of Bleabeck Force is an archaeological site in Forest and Frith, County Durham, England. Medieval farmstead, bloomery, charcoal pits and late prehistoric settlement at Pasture Foot, 300m west of Bleabeck Force is situated nearby to the archaeological site Medieval farmstead at Pasture Foot, 510m north west of Bleabeck Force, as well as near Roman period native settlement.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: human settlement in Lunedale, County Durham, England, UK
Also known as: “Medieval farmstead and bloomery at Pasture Foot”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include High Force and Low Force.

High Force

Waterfall

Photo: StoatBringer, Public domain.

High Force is a waterfall on the River Tees, near Middleton-in-Teesdale, Teesdale, England. The waterfall is within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the European Geopark.

Low Force

Waterfall

Photo: Scareyb, CC BY 3.0.

Low Force is an 18-foot high set of falls on the River Tees, England, UK. Further upstream is the High Force waterfall. Low Force is also the site of the Wynch Bridge, completed in 1830. Low Force is situated 2 miles east of Medieval farmstead, bloomery, charcoal pits and late prehistoric settlement at Pasture Foot, 300m west of Bleabeck Force.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Forest-in-Teesdale and Bowlees.

Forest-in-Teesdale

Hamlet

Forest-in-Teesdale is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated in upper Teesdale, on the north side of the Tees between Newbiggin and Langdon Beck, and is in the civil parish of Forest and Frith.

Bowlees

Hamlet

Bowlees is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated near Newbiggin, on the other side of Teesdale from Holwick. The visitor centre in the village was formerly run by the Durham Wildlife Trust. Bowlees is situated 2 miles east of Medieval farmstead, bloomery, charcoal pits and late prehistoric settlement at Pasture Foot, 300m west of Bleabeck Force.

Holwick

Hamlet

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holwick is a hamlet and civil parish in Teesdale, County Durham, England. Located in the Pennine hills, the hamlet consists of a few houses spread along a road in the pattern of a linear settlement. Holwick is situated 2 miles east of Medieval farmstead, bloomery, charcoal pits and late prehistoric settlement at Pasture Foot, 300m west of Bleabeck Force.

Medieval farmstead, bloomery, charcoal pits and late prehistoric settlement at Pasture Foot, 300m west of Bleabeck Force

Categories: farm, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Forest and Frith, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.64674° or 54° 38′ 48″ north

Longitude

-2.20022° or 2° 12′ 1″ west

Open location code

9C6VJQWX+MW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6910557264

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q17665069

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Medieval farmstead at Pasture Foot, 510m north west of Bleabeck Force and Roman period native settlement.

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