Birkrigg Common Landscape Treasure Hunt
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.ค. 2023
- A walk around Birkrigg Common, close to Ulverston on the Coast of Cumbria, searching for the archeological remains from the bronze age settlers that lived here 4,000 years ago, plus a cemetery that is linked to the founding of the Religious Society of Friends, better known as the Quakers.
BIrkrigg Common is not large, nor is it particularly high, but there are plenty of archeological signs that early settlers lived here and worked the land. A road runs over the common, and beside it, discreetly hidden behind walls, are two of the landscape treasures we are looking for. Three more are situated at the top of the hill, although, try as I might, I was unable to find one of them.
Heading east, with stunning views of Morecambe Bay in front of me, the other landscape treasures are revealed - or are they? Identifying bronze age remains turns out to be much trickier than I thought!
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Good to see your long awaited return
Thank you Graham, although to be fair it was only 9 months between the last one and this one. A lot of people seemed to have missed the notification for the last two, which were published quite close together in Autumn 2022.
Great to have you back!
Thank you. It is nice that people take the time to show their appreciation.
Great to see you back Eric
Thank you. Reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.
I really enjoyed this. Watched it start to finish and learned a few things too. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. There seems to be a lot of hidden history in those coastal regions of Cumbria. The research was fascinating.
@jonathancraigguides I'm new to the channel and hike in the Peak District, but this really interested me. Plus your way of conveying the information. Loved it. Thanks again.
Hi Eric, my partner was delighted to see you'd uploaded a new video recently! He absolutely loves the Lakes and he must now be responsible for a few thousand views of your videos since discovering you as he enjoys your cheerful style of presenting, and looks for new routes, new views and new fells to walk - and enjoys your commentary and videos while he's not up there walking himself. Just wanted to let you know that he's a huge fan of yours and is grateful for the time and effort you put into making your friendly, uplifting and informative videos!
Thank you. Although I am not a prolific producer, one thing that keeps me going is kind comments like yours. I still get out on the fells quite regularly, and also enjoy walks in Lancashire and Yorkshire, so please tell your partner that if he sees me wandering over a hilltop or down a valley one day to be sure to make himself known. I find it lovely to meet people who have watched and appreciated my work.
You are an absolute delight! My husband and I love watching your videos!
He has a neurological problem which makes walking tough. We had originally started to watch your videos when we scheduled a trip to come visit in June 2020 which obviously was cancelled and now waking is a little more challenging for him.
Do you think there are walks that I could push him along if need be? Or that he could use a rugged walker?
Hope to hear from you but if we don’t, we will just continue to watch you walk along.
Thanks for creating such wonderful content!
Sunny : )
@@sunnycrowder3251 Thank you. I'm sorry to hear about your difficulties, however, I am sure that there must be some walks that you could both still enjoy. I spent some time pushing my mother in a wheelchair during her later years, and although it was sometimes hard work, I also found her enjoyment of our days out extremely rewarding. Unfortunately most of our trips out were in Bedfordshire, where she lived, so not really applicable to the Lake District, however, there are walks in the Lakes that can be completed by wheelchair, so I shall put my thinking cap on and try to come up with a few for you. It might help if you could let me know which areas you would prefer, and also roughly what kind of distance you could manage.
I was drawn to the area last May and stayed a week in a cottage in the village.I studied archaeology and am fascinated by ley lines. It’s more important there than we think.
I agree. The whole area has a rich history dating back to before the bronze age. People were clearly drawn to it for a number of reasons, and not just the abundance of fish and the fact that the Furness peninsula has better weather than the mountainous area to the North.
Eric, glad to see you back on TH-cam. Always enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work. 👍
Thank you. I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
Eric good to see you are back in the saddle. Excellent video and very informative. your comments about the Bronze age inhabitants are so true. We would last 4 days in their world.
Thank you. That is so true. I think we have become so reliant on the trappings of modern life that many traditional crafts and skills have been lost, along with the knowledge that goes with them. It is a great shame.
Great to see you ❤
Thank you.
Forgot about this channel but im glad to see you back
I think people do tend to forget as i don't post very frequently. I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
You’re back. Fantastic. I thought you’d packed it in. Hope to see you on the fells sometime. We’ve retired now and we’ve got 2 trips to the lakes this year. May for our birthdays and October for our wedding anniversary. Staying at Coniston, as usual😊
Thank you. Can't stop getting out onto the fells. As for shooting videos, well I may have to temper my output to suit my advancing years, but I've just bought a new camera! Hope you have a great time on your forthcoming breaks.
Just seen your Gowbarrow/Aira Force video, this video is also of the same quality, I really enjoy your exuberance and the valued information you share with us.
Thank you. I think my enjoyment of the landscape and the history behind it just shows through. Every hill has a hidden story to tell.
Hi buddy great to c you back out great video
Thank you. Thoroughly enjoyed making this one, although it did take a little time to research and film.
My stomping ground! I wouldn't live anywhere else.
Birkrigg, welly wood and sea wood have always mystified me.
It is a lovely place, especially for the views across the bay. Unfortunately, the weather didn't play ball with me, despite the forecast for a clear and dry afternoon, but then it is Cumbria. I was also going to cover Great Urswick, but the Beeb got there before me!
Came across your very informative video after searching for Birkrigg Common. My uncle recently did a Y-DNA test, and remarkably, his closest match was actually a Bronze Age man who was found in an archaeological dig in Birkrigg: "Birkrigg 20997 was a man who lived between 2450 - 1800 BCE during the European Bronze Age and was found in the region now known as Birkrigg Common, Cumbria, England."
Wow. The wonders of modern science and technology are really able to tell us things that were not possible only a few years ago. The key question now is:- where does your uncle live? Is he still in Britain, or does he live further afield? If he does not live in Britain, at what point did his ancestors move abroad, and why? This really is a case of one piece of newly discovered information creating a whole new set of questions. With regards to the video, well hopefully it will enable your uncle and the rest of your family to make a connection with the place that their ancestors made their home. I hope you will be able to visit it in person one day.
@@jonathancraigguides The family has been in Maine (USA) for generations, but he took the Y-DNA because we don't know the origins of his great-grandfather (his grandfather was born on the Maine/Canada border in 1854, but we don't know where *his* parents came from.) Of course, all non-native Americans came from somewhere else, so we had expected any ancient connections to be from Europe or UK. It was very cool though to find this match to an actual ancient remain and be able to pinpoint a location for our (possibly) 150th-great-granddad.
I just looked up the scientific paper's data sheet with the details, and the skeleton was actually found in someone's paddock behind the Birkrigg Archery range.
@@BrendaAnderson That's Borrans Field, so close to the disc barrow featured in the video. The archery range has been the subject of much controversy as the original plans were for an outside range that many local people objected to. The archery club had to revise their plans, and it is now situated in a single storey barn. I think it is really exciting to discover the link between your uncle and someone who lived on Birkrigg Common 4,000 years ago. It poses questions regarding whether there are more ancestors buried on the Common, and how many further generations lived there. Even more intriguing, are there still descendants of your 150th Great Grandfather still living in the area?
Great video Eric and great to see you back on t' hill. Like others, I seem to have missed your last two videos after not receiving any notifications. Oh well, I now have some more viewing to look forward to! Always nice to see some of the lesser known areas of Cumbria. Keep up the good work.
Thank you. Yes, a lot of people have said that they didn't get notifications for the last two videos. To be fair, they were a change in style, and equipment used, although I've gone back to the things I know best with this one. Glad you enjoyed it.
Hi Eric,
Great to see you back, sounds like it's been in the can (sd card) for some while now. Already looking forward to the next one! No pressure you understand 😂😂
Cheers
Graham
Thank you Graham. It went through the editing suite three times before I was finally happy to publish it. There was a lot to see and talk about. The next one is in production as we speak, although that is no guarrantee that it will be along any time soon!
Brilliant as always Jonathan. So happy when I seen you had posted another video. This looks like a great place for exploring with some fascinating finds. Will check it out when I’m next in that area.
I also noticed 2 other videos of yours that I didn’t get notifications for ( don’t know why 😢). I’m saving them for tomorrow evening- something to look forward to. Thank you.
, I didnt get notifications for those other 2 videos either, better late than never, Erics films are always worth waiting for.
Thank you. They are a bit different to my normal work. A 15 mile walk, no less, and shot on a different camera which I never managed to get used to.
Yes Jonathan, you’re back, brilliant stuff, hope this is the first of many? 😀🥾⛰🤞
Thank you. As a good friend of mine said only a week ago, there's still some life in the old dog yet! (I think he was talking about me, he hasn't got a dog)
Lovely to hear another tale from the landscape 😊
Thank you Kris. That is the beauty of the North of England, plenty of tales to tell.
Thanks for posting. I always look out for your content. Its good to see and hear you out and about. My partner has many family ties in that area and we stop many times on the common for a cuppa with great views. Looking forward to your next video.
Thank you. I'm pleased you enjoyed it. Actually, I have to admit that my late wife and myself also enjoyed the area around the common, for much the same reason. It is a great place to stop, stretch your legs and enjoy a cup of tea with Morecambe Bay as the backdrop.
Hi Eric Great to see you again, (we miss you) brilliant video very informative as usual, hope that you have more planned. Thanks Roger.
Thank you. I do have another one in planning right now, if fact, but for the weather in June I would probably have been half way to getting it finished by now.
You definitely remind me of wainwright fantastic guides and really enjoyable, also a main reason I wild camp around the lakes of course leaving no trace...thankyou
Thank you. There were some guys wild camping on Birkrigg Common when I shot the video. I reckon they were brave, it was only about 5 degrees, and they were not exactly in a sheltered position. I suppose the Bronze Age settlers were the forerunners of modern day wild campers. Enjoy leaving no trace....
Interesting walk Eric, good to see you again, my Mrs favourite TH-camr!
Thank you. You wife clearly has a sound head for good judgement, as well as impeccable taste. Atb Eric
Great to see your return. I did worry that you may have retired… 😊👍
Thank you. My bank manager said the same thing after he saw me brandishing my bus pass on the 555 a few weeks ago.
😂😂 I know the feeling myself. Pre covid up to my early 70’s I was a regular visitor to your lovely, historic Lakes. You do have an advantage over me that you can get in your car and do a short drive. I have to fly from New Zealand. I always enjoy your expeditions .👍😊
Nice one Eric 👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you. I've had the footage for a while, put it together, hated it so shelved the project, then went back to the drawing board and re-edited it. It is very different to the original, and I have to say much better.
Hi Eric, I love your videos. Are you planning to do anymore walks soon? I'm a Lancashire lass and I'd love to see some around my area.
Thank you. Lancashire is a big place! I have done quite a few walks in Lancashire, just never videoed them. I like the west pennnine moors, the area around Rivington is fascinating, as are the walks around Darwin. I've also done a few coastal walks, although again. So, which part of Lancashire are you in? You never know, we may bump into each other on the moors one day!
Loved it! So interesting, another place added to our 'to do' list. Thank you!
Thank you. I hope you enjoy exploring. The bracken gets quite high on the common in summer, which adds to the fun, but beware of the ticks.
Great vid as always Eric and great to see you. Had a few chats in the past on my old account (cosmofoxgaming). So after I made my new account you were one of the first I followed. Love your vids. Keep well my friend. PS I may be moving out Ulverston way, so I will definitely be checking this place out!
Thank you. Just love your new account name. If you are moving to the Ulverston area there are a lot of quite peaceful walks, many with wonderful views, for you to enjoy.
@@jonathancraigguides thanks haha. The name combines 2 men I respect and admire. Bach and Wainwright! Yes plenty of walks around there, with the lakes right on your doorstep. Ideal. Take care Eric.
Hi Eric,
Just a quick check in to make sure all is OK? Think last time we spoke you had another adventure in the can (well sd card) .
Kind regards
Graham
Eric the legend
Thank you. Someone else called me a legend, or something that sounded like that.
@@jonathancraigguides not many know the lakes like yourself nor the persona.
Thankyou for those videos from years ago.
Takecare always
So glad to see you back, Eric! Always perfectly timed for when I’m in the area hahaha I’m staying only about 15 minutes away from Birkrigg. Sea wood is lovely too :) hope you are keeping well
Thank you. Yes, I enjoy Sea Wood, in fact, I've lots of happy memories of that whole coastal region. I'm keeping well, and most of all, happy.
Wow! Eric its been a few years!!!!!! welcome back!!
Thank you. Actually, I posted videos (not many, I'll grant you) both last year, and the year before, although quite a few people have noted that they did not get any notifications of them on You Tube.
@@jonathancraigguides thanks Eric ! Looking forward to more 👏👏
Hi Eric… can we expect a new video soon 🤔 all the best from Canada 🙏🏼
Lol. No pressure there then. Hope you are keeping well.
@@jonathancraigguides you did tell me there was one being worked on … that was a while back now.. have you packed in altogether now… curious from canada .. thanks sir 👍
@@kennybrydges9084 No, I haven't packed it in, more a slight change of style, currently experimenting with one or two different techniques. Finished a video a couple of weeks ago, reviewed it with a friend, neither of us were happy with it, so I am going to re-do some parts. I've moved away from the hills a little bit, and looking to concentrate on the villages and towns that people visit. Thing is, I want to try to avoid them looking just like another tourist guide, something which I am finding is not as easy as I first thought. Having said that, I have bought myself a new pair of hiking boots, so have not given up on walking vids either.
hi Eric.. im really missing the fells buddy@@jonathancraigguides ... hope you get one released soon.. TC
ATB Eric.. hope everything is ok.. will you be making any more videos in the Lake District 🤔take care from Canada 🙏🏼
Morning Kenny. Yes, all is fine, and new footage in the can for uploading in the coming weeks hopefully. Hope you have had a good Christmas and New Year.
@@jonathancraigguides great thanks.. Christmas was good thank you.. Happy New Year to you 🍻🎊🍷
you must be close to posting a video now Eric lad? ATB 👍@@jonathancraigguides
@@kennybrydges9084 Aha! Now that would be telling!!!. Actually, still working on my new series of videos, waiting for better weather as it has really been wet over here for the last few weeks, in fact, since last July in all honesty. My bones creak too much to go wandering around in the rain. But, as I always say, watch this space.
Come on man … your subs are waiting 🤔