Garmondsway Deserted Medieval Village (Kelloe)
This is the site of the deserted medieval village of Garmondsway. In the early 11th century the Anglo-Saxon king Cnut left this village to walk barefoot to the shrine of St Cuthbert. In 1183 the village was given to a leper hospital in Sherburn to provide it with food and an income.
The earthwork remains of part of this village can still be seen on aerial photographs, with a small part of the northern section of the site destroyed by ploughing. The site consists of a series of tofts, crofts, banks, boundary banks/ ditches and mounds.
. A group of rectangular enclosures are visible. These contain the buried remains of medieval houses. This site is a Scheduled Monument, protected by law.
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Aggregate areas in County Durham Archaeological Assessment (ALSF) Project 2006 - 2007; Archaeological Research Services Ltd
Limestone Landscapes Historic Environment Audit And Action Plan 2008 - 2009; Archaeo-Environment Ltd doi:10.5284/1019702
Topographic survey at Garmondsway 2013; Archaeological Services Durham University
RCHME: Durham SAMs Project 1991; Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England
Limestone Landscapes Historic Environment Audit And Action Plan 2008 - 2009; Archaeo-Environment Ltd doi:10.5284/1019702
Topographic survey at Garmondsway 2013; Archaeological Services Durham University
RCHME: Durham SAMs Project 1991; Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England
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