St Constantine'S Cells is a Grade I listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 April 1957. A Early medieval Cave dwellings.
St Constantine'S Cells
- WRENN ID
- low-cobalt-ochre
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 April 1957
- Type
- Cave dwellings
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
WETHERAL RIVER EDEN, SOUTH OF NY 45 SE WETHERAL (West Bank)
9/197 St Constantine's Cells 1.4.57 I
Cave dwellings. Early medieval, known to have been in use in the C14, probably for the Priory of Wetheral, but popularly considered to have been used by St Constantine when a hermit. 3 chambers cut high in the cliff face above the River Eden. Masonry front wall with 3 small windows and fireplace. Access would have originally been by ladder, but now has a stone cut path. Used by the Priory of Wetheral as a place of refuge during border raids and hence the name Safe Guards, (25 metres south of the caves is a Roman inscription, referring to the 20 legion Valeria Victrix, which was mentioned in the former listing).
Listing NGR: NY4668153538
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