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Deserted medieval village 320m west of Quickening Cote is a scheduled ancient monument in Northumberland representing a settlement abandoned during the medieval period. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a former village, with physical features including house platforms and associated field systems that survive as ground-level archaeological evidence. Such deserted medieval villages (commonly abbreviated as DMVs) were typically abandoned between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, often due to economic decline, enclosure, or population displacement. The survival of earthwork remains at this location preserves an important record of medieval rural settlement patterns and land use in northern England.
Deserted medieval village 320m west of Quickening Cote is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011416. View the official record →
Deserted medieval village 320m west of Quickening Cote is a scheduled ancient monument in Northumberland representing a settlement abandoned during the medieval period.
Deserted medieval village 320m west of Quickening Cote 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 1011416.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three target operator bunkers 730m north of Hopehead (8.7 km), Round cairn cemetery on Levey Bog, 880m north east of Hopehead (8.8 km), Target operator bunker, cable trenching and three target pits 750m north of Hopehead (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Deserted medieval village 320m west of Quickening Cote'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.
Deserted medieval village 320m west of Quickening Cote stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.