Home Front Legacy 1914-18
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Full Record - Attermire Rifle Range (PRN: 36)
| PRN | 36 | ||||
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| Site or location name | Attermire Rifle Range | ||||
| Summary | |||||
| Description | In the mid-19th century, with the threat of war with France hanging in the air, County lieutenants throughout the country were authorised to raise volunteer rifle corps. In 1854, in Settle, 30 volunteers were signed up. By 1864 they had a drill hall at the foot of Castlebergh in the town. The Settle Volunteers took their shooting practice seriously and Attermire Range was set up for them in 1860. Competitions took place and Settle won many of the top prizes in the county. The shooting platforms laid out at regular intervals away from the targets can only just be made out. More obvious are the remains of the butts at the base of Warrendale Knotts half a mile away, which originally had pairs of two metre diameter targets. The Volunteers were transferred into the Territorial Army in 1908 and they continued to use the range up until the First World War. During the Second World War, the local Home Guard reused the range. | ||||
| Monument Type | RIFLE RANGE;RIFLE RANGE | ||||
| Desgination | None | ||||
| Material | IRON, STONE | ||||
| Location | |||||
| Country | ENGLAND | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Settle | ||||
| Site Location | From Settle Market Place go up Cheapside past the Tourist Information Centre. Bear right and follow the signs for Aireton/Malham. Follow this road for about 3/4 mile to a junction with a tarmaced lane | ||||
| Postcode | |||||
| Map Reference | NGR: SD838641 (383800, 464100) | ||||
| Condition/Threat | |||||
| Condition (Date) | Good (11-08-2014) | ||||
| Threat | Delapidation | ||||
| Signif | High | ||||
| Administration | |||||
| Recorded By (Date) | James Spry - Training and Trenches; Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority | ||||
| Copiled On | 11-08-2014 | ||||
| Last Updated | 11-09-2014 | ||||
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Documentation
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Data
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Attermire Rifle Range (Stockdale Lane, Settle, Craven, North Yorkshire). Cast iron target. (File name: 36_49.jpg) |
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Attermire Rifle Range (Stockdale Lane, Settle, Craven, North Yorkshire). Debris. (File name: 36_48.jpg) |
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