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Conscientious Objectors’ Stone, 140m south east of Green Moor farmhouse

England
List entry 1439178
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1439178
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SD2564789504
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Conscientious Objectors' Stone is a commemorative monument located near Green Moor farmhouse in Lancashire, England. The stone marks the site associated with conscientious objectors during the First World War, honouring those who refused military service on grounds of conscience during the conflict of 1914 to 1918. The monument reflects the historical record of resistance to conscription and the experiences of objectors in Lancashire during this period. Its designation as an ancient monument recognises its significance to the social and political history of early twentieth-century Britain.

Conscientious Objectors’ Stone, 140m south east of Green Moor farmhouse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1439178. View the official record →

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What is Conscientious Objectors’ Stone, 140m south east of Green Moor farmhouse?

Conscientious Objectors' Stone is a commemorative monument located near Green Moor farmhouse in Lancashire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1439178.

Who is responsible for protecting Conscientious Objectors’ Stone, 140m south east of Green Moor farmhouse?

Conscientious Objectors’ Stone, 140m south east of Green Moor farmhouse 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 1439178.

What other scheduled monuments are near Conscientious Objectors’ Stone, 140m south east of Green Moor farmhouse?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric hut circle settlements, enclosure, cairnfields, funerary cairns, a dispersed medieval settlement, field system and kilns on Heathwaite Fell (1.5 km), Settlement on The Hawk (3.2 km), Cairnfield 210m south west of Throng Moss Reservoir (3.5 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
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LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Prehistoric hut circle settlements, enclosure, cairnfields, funerary cairns, a dispersed medieval settlement, field system and kilns on Heathwaite Fell
1.5 km
Settlement on The Hawk
3.2 km
Cairnfield 210m south west of Throng Moss Reservoir
3.5 km
Nibthwaite furnace
4 km
Two ring cairns on Gawthwaite Moor
4 km
Dike, circles and cairns on Bleaberry Haws
5.2 km
Cairns on Kiln Bank 1/6 to 1/2 mile (270m-800m) SSE of Far Kiln Bank Farmhouse
5.5 km
Knapperthaw stone circle
5.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Conscientious Objectors’ Stone, 140m south east of Green Moor farmhouse

Conscientious Objectors’ Stone, 140m south east of Green Moor farmhouse stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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