The Howk Bobbin Mill, Caldbeck, Cumbria. Archaeological Survey

Field survey of the Howk Bobbin Mill has been undertaken to satisfy the Lake District National
Park Authority’s project brief, dated May 1994. Surveyed features include remains of the Bobbin
mill, a stone coppice barn, miscellaneous buildings identified as a drying kiln and
workshops/offices, together with remains of a water supply system. The end product of the survey
is an accurate topograghical survey accompanied by gazetteer and photographs. Detailed recording
of the mill building and coppice barn was also carried out in the form of elevation drawings, based
on rectified photography, with appropriate fabric analysis.