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Bank Slack (camp) is a prehistoric enclosure located in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises an earthwork defensive structure whose physical remains are visible as a series of banks and ditches characteristic of Iron Age hillfort construction. The monument reflects the settlement patterns and territorial organisation of Iron Age communities in the Yorkshire region during the pre-Roman period. Its designation as a scheduled monument recognises its archaeological significance as evidence of Iron Age settlement and fortification practices in northern Britain.
Bank Slack (camp) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004898. View the official record →
Bank Slack (camp) is a prehistoric enclosure located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004898.
Bank Slack (camp) is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1004898.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rock with one cup mark east of the plantation on Weston Moor 380m north west of Weston Moor Cottage (5.8 km), Cairn 7m in diameter north of track east of plantation on Weston Moor 450m WNW of Weston Moor Cottage (5.9 km), Rock with five or more cups south of track on Weston Moor 300m WNW of Weston Moor Cottage (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bank Slack (camp)'s history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bank Slack (camp) stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.