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***SWAAG_ID***	607
Date Entered	17/09/2012
Updated on	17/09/2012
Recorded by	Tim Laurie
Category	Vernacular Record
Record Type	General HER
SWAAG Site Name
Site Type
Site Name
Site Description
Site Access	Public Access Land
Location	Birkdale Common
Civil Parish	Muker
Brit. National Grid	NY 8220 0248
Altitude	450m
Geology	Stream cut Namurian sandstones and shales.
Record Name	Black Scar House. Sheep fold and bield at Uldale Foot..
Record Description	Perhaps the best preserved of all stone built sheepfold bields in the Dales and a very fine advertisement for Swaledale as it is either the first (or last) sign of human habitation to be seen on the B6270 road from (or to) Nateby and Kirby Stephen into (or from) Upper Swaledale.
Dimensions	See photographs
Geographical area
Species
Scientific Name
Common / Notable Species
Tree and / or Stem Girth
Tree: Position / Form / Status
Tree Site ID	0
Associated Site SWAAG ID	0
Additional Notes
Image 1 ID	3322 Click image to enlarge
Image 1 Description	Black Scar House from the B6270 road
Image 2 ID	3323 Click image to enlarge
Image 2 Description
Image 3 ID	3324 Click image to enlarge
Image 3 Description