Ingleborough

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Outing, Saturday 6 September 2008
Pele Towers of the Penrith Area
The original destination is now back on.





Meet for a prompt 9am departure at Ingleton Community Centre to share cars, which will be essential.

Venue meeting place (in case you get left behind in the mad dash up the M6) at the village hall car park in Clifton at NY533 270, just before the church. We should be able to congregate there at 10am.

Sustenance - bringing a packed lunch is probably the easiest option.

How fit do I need to be? It is not a walking day and the amount of walking will be minimal with the longest single distance being something like 300m.

Can I bring my pooch? Yes, but at some venues (s)he will have to sit it out.

Programme – in this order:
1. a 12th century church with many interesting historical associations,

2. a Roman inscription.

3. the tower of a rather splendid medieval hall

4. a superbly splendid 14th century tower house and adjacent hall

5. two prehistoric henges (dogs welcome here) 6. a 15th century hall with England’s smallest pele tower

7. a splendid little chapel

… and, if time, weather and inclination allow …

8. a genuine castle

9. a Roman fort

Costs the outing is free to members but, like all IAG outings, is £2 per person to non-members. There will be a “voluntary” donation at no.3 of £2 or £3 (ie no pay, no leave!). Please have the correct change here. English Heritage rates at the castle. Our consciences will dictate whether or not we leave anything at the two churches.

Leader David Johnson (01729 822915 – evenings only).



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If any of the following appeal:

• A warm welcome to all members, new and old, with modest fees
• Monthly programme of talks and visits
• Active archaeology throughout the season with an excellent reputation
• Close contact with professional archaeologists
• A growing body of results with national relevance

then find out more by following the links below

                  

              

Ingleborough Archaeology Group (IAG) was formed in April 1996. Its objects are to investigate and record any aspect of past human activity in the Ingleborough District and to make available the results of such work.

The Group has monthly talks and lectures at Ingleborough Community Centre between October and March, and arrange a programme of summer evening walks from May through to September. At the moment we have approximately 60 members with interests ranging from the prehistoric to industrial archaeology.