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Cambokeels is a medieval earthwork site located in Durham, England. The monument comprises ridge-and-furrow cultivation remains and associated settlement features dating to the medieval period. These earthworks represent the physical traces of agricultural land management and habitation patterns characteristic of medieval rural communities in the north-east of England. The site's preservation as earthworks provides evidence of the medieval landscape and land use practices in the Durham region.
Cambokeels medieval site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002343. View the official record →
Cambokeels is a medieval earthwork site located in Durham, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002343.
Cambokeels medieval site 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 1002343.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure NW of Old Park House (0.8 km), Camp at High Northgate (2 km), Westgate Castle (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cambokeels medieval site'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.
Cambokeels medieval site stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.