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Jun 27

Prehistoric mounds, cairns and boundary earthworks in Coverdale

Cairn atop Little Whernside

A gazetteer of probable prehistoric mounds, cairns and boundary earthworks in Coverdale. It is not complete and is still being researched.

May 22

Coverdale: Nathwaite Bridge river crossing points

Fords and River crossings at Nathwaite Bridge Coverdale - Google satellite - Thanks to National Library of Scotland

Nathwaite Bridge, over the river Cover in Coverdale, is just about the only way any heavy traffic can easily cross between the key villages of Carlton and West Scrafton.  The importance of the location is perhaps underlined as the last place down the river Cover where it remains reasonably ford-able, and therefore crossable in past times when no closer bridge existed.

May 20

Guide: Fortified Barns in Yorkshire – A historical overview

Monastic Fortified tythe barn in Wenseydale

Even in a rural community of mainly farmers, there are often reasons to wish to build or create a structure that is for, at least in part, for defensive purposes. Thus, some barns in Yorkshire and other places can be seen to have “arrow slits”, and later, square “gun ports”. This article provides a brief overview of what these structures are, why they were built and how they were used.

May 20

The Coal Barns of Coverdale

“Coal Barns”, are, in the case of Coverdale, and smaller coal producer, often, simply ordinary barns, which have been used, and perhaps partially converted for use as coal storage.

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