THE ESKDALE PROJECT:
FARMING LIFE SOURCES
THE RESOURCES
Bailey & Culley's official report, 1794
William Dickinson's reports, 1850 & 1853
The "Eskdale 24 Book"- pastures in 1587
A dispute over pastures on Slight Side, 1749
Sheep pastures in Birker, Austhwaite & Birkby, 1793
Tithes of lambs and wool around Eskdale, 18th century
Sheep farming in the Eskdale area, c1815
Sheep marks and the Shepherd's Guide