Hillbeck

An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1936.

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38 HILLBECK (G.c.)

(O.S. 6 in. XVI, S.E.)

Hillbeck is a parish adjoining Brough on the N.

Secular

(1). Thornthwaite, house, on the E. side of the parish 1 m. N.E. of Hillbeck hamlet, is of two storeys; the walls are of rubble and the roofs are slate-covered. The house has been extensively altered but has a 16th-century or earlier doorway, with chamfered jambs and ogee head; it has been, perhaps, re-set.

Condition—Good.

Unclassified

(2). Lynchets, in a field, on a W. slope, 370 yards E. of Bullistone Bridge, consist of seven terraces, averaging 18 yards wide and about 100 to 130 yards long. The average drop between each terrace is 2½ ft.

Condition—Fairly good.