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Deserted medieval village and chapel at Tughall

England
List entry 1014732
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014732
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
6.73 hectares
Grid reference
NU 21212 26368
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Tughall is a deserted medieval village and chapel site located in Northumberland, England. The settlement dates from the medieval period and represents evidence of human habitation and religious practice that was subsequently abandoned, leaving behind archaeological remains that contribute to understanding rural settlement patterns in northern England. The site comprises earthwork features indicative of a former village layout alongside the remains of a chapel, which together testify to the organized community structure that once existed at this location. Such deserted medieval villages are significant for revealing the processes of settlement abandonment and landscape change during and after the medieval period.

Deserted medieval village and chapel at Tughall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014732. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Deserted medieval village and chapel at Tughall?

Tughall is a deserted medieval village and chapel site located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014732.

Who is responsible for protecting Deserted medieval village and chapel at Tughall?

Deserted medieval village and chapel at Tughall 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 1014732.

What other scheduled monuments are near Deserted medieval village and chapel at Tughall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dovecote S of Glebe Farm (4.6 km), North Charlton medieval village and open field system (5.6 km), Prehistoric burial mound, 420m north west of East Linkhall (6 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
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Dovecote S of Glebe Farm
4.6 km
North Charlton medieval village and open field system
5.6 km
Prehistoric burial mound, 420m north west of East Linkhall
6 km
Camp at West Linkhall
6.2 km
Dunstanburgh Castle: Romano-British settlement, 14th century enclosure castle and harbour, and World War II pillbox and foxhole
6.6 km
Craster defended settlement
8.1 km
Ellsnook round barrow, 175m north east of Heiferlaw Bridge
8.2 km
Defended settlement, 800m SSE of South Charlton Farm
8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Deserted medieval village and chapel at Tughall

Deserted medieval village and chapel at Tughall stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Deserted medieval village and chapel at Tughall

Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~15.1 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~23.8 miles
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