NAIS Upland Pilot, Burton-in-Kendal and Dalton, Cumbria and Lancashire: An Archaeological Landscape Investigation

Ian Hardwick

Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned report

Abstract / Description of output

This report describes the results of a survey interpreting, mapping and recording archaeological features visible on aerial photographs and lidar, followed by ground-based reconnaissance, in a project area located to the east of the M6 motorway, centred around the town of Burton-in-Kendal and the site of the settlement of Dalton, providing a synthesis of the archaeology and analysing its character, diversity, distribution and associations in the landscape. This study forms part of the National Archaeological Identification Survey (NAIS): Upland Pilot, carried out between February 2013 and September 2014, and covers a total area of 9sq km. Digital maps and supporting records were created by a HLF-funded Historic Environment Placement working within English Heritage’s Aerial Investigation and Mapping Team and Assessment Team (North) based in York, as part of the placement’s training in Non-Intrusive Survey Techniques. The project identified and mapped sites ranging from later prehistory to the 20th century. New records were made for 68 sites and 14 existing records were enhanced during the aerial and ground-based elements of the project.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherHistoric England
Commissioning bodyHistoric England
Number of pages41
Publication statusPublished - 11 Jun 2014

Publication series

NameResearch Department Reports
PublisherHistoric England
No.10/2014
ISSN (Print)2046-9799
ISSN (Electronic)2046-9802

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • medieval
  • post medieval
  • settlement
  • aerial photograph interpretation
  • analytical landscape survey
  • National Mapping Programme

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