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Chesters Strip Plantation earthwork is a linear archaeological feature located near Fenton House in Nesbit, Northumberland. The earthwork comprises an ancient field system, characteristic of medieval or early post-medieval land organisation in the region, and survives as a visible linear bank or boundary element within the landscape. Such strip field systems reflect the agricultural practices and settlement patterns of their period, providing evidence of how land was divided and managed by communities in Northumberland. The monument's preservation as an earthwork makes it an important archaeological record of the area's historical development and land use.
Chesters Strip Plantation earthwork near Fenton House, Nesbit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006521. View the official record →
Chesters Strip Plantation earthwork is a linear archaeological feature located near Fenton House in Nesbit, Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006521.
Chesters Strip Plantation earthwork near Fenton House, Nesbit 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 1006521.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric field system, cairnfield, round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery on east slopes of Fredden Hill, 750m west of Wooler Common (8.2 km), Prehistoric field system and cairnfield east of Watch Hill, 520m NNE of footbridge over Carey Burn (8.6 km), Bronze Age cairnfield on north west slopes of Hart Heugh, 900m south west of Wooler Common (8.7 km).
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