Braithwaite Moor

A view across a rough-grass hillside sloping down to the left of the frame. On the right, and running away from the camera is a man-made, grass-covered ditch with a small bank raised on the left side and a larger one on the right side. On the left side of the frame stands a medium-sized tree in winter mode, with no leaves but a heavy density of branches and twigs. Behind the tree can be seen a large area where the hillside seems to have been scooped out to form a platform, which is now covered in grass.
Looking across the settlement of East Witton Camp, with the inner scooped platform visible behind the ash tree. Photo Tim Laurie.

On and around Braithwaite Moor, south of Middleham and east of Caldbergh, in East Witton parish, Wensleydale, there is a richness of archaeological remains, most-notably the two ancient, banked enclosures of East Witton Camp and Castle Steads Fort.

This area and its sites have been the subject of visits and recordings by SWAAG president Tim Laurie and by SWAAG members, independently and in groups, over several years. In the SWAAG database there are five relevant entries. For an overview of the whole area, go to:
PDF for records numbered 652-701 – scroll to record nos. 690 and 691.

Additional entries on certain specific features are here:
Burnt Mounds 1 category PDF – scroll to record no. 52.
Burnt Mounds 3 category PDF – scroll to record no. 928.
Mining 2 category PDF – scroll to record no. 767.