Farmers say they want to raise awareness of the practice of commoning, which dates back to 1215.
New sheep pens have been built for farmers using an ancient but threatened practice to graze their animals.
The Our Common Uplands Project has funded the construction of the £11,000 new sorting pens for the animals.Image caption,Commoning is a land management practice dating back to 1215, according to the Foundation for Common Land. John Dawson from Bleak Bank Farm is chair of the Ingleborough Graziers and said: "I'm a big fan of the project. It's raised the profile of what we do - it's as simple as that. We were so long under the radar.Image caption,Mr Dawson's son William said investment in the new sorting pens had been beneficial as the previous sorting pens were built in the 1960s and were held together by twine.
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