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Copper mine and medieval ridge and furrow north, north west and east of St Michael and All Angels Church is a scheduled ancient monument comprising both medieval agricultural earthworks and evidence of mineral extraction activity. The ridge and furrow represents typical open field arable farming of the medieval period, with parallel ridges created by ploughing practices that dominated English agriculture from the twelfth century onwards. The copper mine workings indicate exploitation of mineral resources in this locality during the medieval era, demonstrating the economic importance of metalworking and extraction industries alongside agrarian activities. Together these features provide material evidence for the mixed economy and landscape use of medieval rural England in this part of Yorkshire.
Copper mine and medieval ridge and furrow north, north west and east of St Michael and All Angels Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020403. View the official record →
Copper mine and medieval ridge and furrow north, north west and east of St Michael and All Angels Church is a scheduled ancient monument comprising both medieval agricultural earthworks and evidence of mineral extraction activity.
Copper mine and medieval ridge and furrow north, north west and east of St Michael and All Angels Church 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 1020403.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary and portion of field system 100m east of Whitefields Farm (6.2 km), St Giles medieval hospital, post-medieval farmstead and Iron Age occupation site immediately north of St Giles Farm (6.5 km), Cataractonium Roman forts and town (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Copper mine and medieval ridge and furrow north, north west and east of St Michael and All Angels Church'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.
Copper mine and medieval ridge and furrow north, north west and east of St Michael and All Angels Church stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.