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Cowell Flat prehistoric field system, 350m south east of Mortimer House

England
List entry 1017833
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017833
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
5.68 hectares
Grid reference
SK 24994 94184
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cowell Flat prehistoric field system is a scheduled ancient monument located approximately 350 metres south-east of Mortimer House in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises a system of prehistoric fields that reflects patterns of land division and agricultural organisation from antiquity, likely dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age period. The field boundaries survive as banks and lynchets, physical features that indicate long-term use and management of the landscape during the prehistoric era. This monument represents important evidence of early agricultural practice and settlement patterns in the region, contributing to understanding of prehistoric land use in Yorkshire.

Cowell Flat prehistoric field system, 350m south east of Mortimer House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017833. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Cowell Flat prehistoric field system, 350m south east of Mortimer House?

Cowell Flat prehistoric field system is a scheduled ancient monument located approximately 350 metres south-east of Mortimer House in Yorkshire, England.

Who is responsible for protecting Cowell Flat prehistoric field system, 350m south east of Mortimer House?

Cowell Flat prehistoric field system, 350m south east of Mortimer House 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 1017833.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cowell Flat prehistoric field system, 350m south east of Mortimer House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stanage Edge Roman road (9.4 km), Cairnfield 970m north west of Green's House (9.9 km), Prehistoric standing stone 1,030m south west of triangulation point on High Neb (10 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Stanage Edge Roman road
9.4 km
Cairnfield 970m north west of Green's House
9.9 km
Prehistoric standing stone 1,030m south west of triangulation point on High Neb
10 km
Stone circle, 960m north east of High Lees Farm
10.1 km
Cairn on Bamford Moor, 975m north east of Clough House
10.1 km
Cairn on Bamford Moor, 960m north east of Clough House
10.1 km
Cairn on Bamford Edge, 500m north east of Mooredge
10.2 km
Cairnfield 775m NNE of High Lees Farm
10.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cowell Flat prehistoric field system, 350m south east of Mortimer House

Cowell Flat prehistoric field system, 350m south east of Mortimer House stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Cowell Flat prehistoric field system, 350m south east of Mortimer House

Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~22 miles
Domesday entry for shelf, Yorkshire →
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