Clare Fell proved to be an inspirational figure for a generation of archaeologists in Cumbria and North West England. This volume of essays in her memory gives a view of current thinking from the Late Mesolithic to the Romano-British period.

Contributions include:

• A review of Clare Fell's career and impact by Kate Sharpe
• An overview of the Late Mesolithic occupation of Eskmeals by Clive Bonsall
• Further thoughts on Cumbria stones circles by Aubrey Burl
• A review of the Neolithic pottery evidence from Ehenside Tarn and across North West England by Terry Manby
• Recent research on implement petrology relating to Carrock Fell by Vin and Amy Davis
• The phenomenology of the Langdale axe factories by Tom Clare
• Recent work on burial cairns at Sizergh by Mark Edmonds and Helen Evans
• Yorkshire flint in prehistoric Cumbria by Peter and Jim Cherry
• A retrospective on research in the Solway plain by Bob Bewley
• Recent survey work on Lake District axe factories by Jamie Quartermaine and Vin Davis
• Evidence for sustained agricultural practices in Bronze Age Cumbria by Andrew Hoaen and Helen Loney
• A report on the important Bronze Age site at Pilling by Ben Edwards
• A review of Roman activity in South Cumbria by David Shotter
• A long-lost report by the late Wilfrid Jackson on finds from Attermire Cave, North Yorkshire introduced by Alan King

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