North West Water Haweswater Estate, Cumbria. Archaeological Survey Report

Lancaster University Archaeological Unit (LUAU), at the request of the Lake District
National Park Authority (LDNPA) and North West Water Ltd (NWW), was commissioned to
undertake an archaeological evaluation of the NWW Haweswater Estate. The project was
designed to identify archaeological remains within the study area and particular attention was
given to the archaeological development of the area. This was undertaken in order to enhance
the existing archaeological information contained within NWW's Haweswater Estate
Integrated Land Use and Management Plan, and to inform future management decisions with
regard to conservation matters relating to the archaeological and historical content of the
estate's landscape.
A systematic identification survey programme was established in order that individual
monuments could be rapidly assessed and their location recorded. This was undertaken over
three separate phases, spanning a period of three years, beginning in 1995.