Scheduled Monuments›England›Dimin Dale Romano-British settlement and field system, south of Taddington Wood

Dimin Dale Romano-British settlement and field system, south of Taddington Wood

England
List entry 1017834
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017834
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.66 hectares
Grid reference
SK 16889 70251
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Dimin Dale Romano-British settlement and field system is a scheduled ancient monument located south of Taddington Wood in Derbyshire. The site comprises the remains of Romano-British occupation dating to the Roman period, including settlement features and an associated agricultural field system that reflects the farming practices and land use of the period. The monument represents evidence of rural settlement and land management during the Romano-British era, contributing to understanding of how landscape and agricultural resources were exploited in this region during the Roman occupation of Britain.

Dimin Dale Romano-British settlement and field system, south of Taddington Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017834. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Dimin Dale Romano-British settlement and field system, south of Taddington Wood?

Dimin Dale Romano-British settlement and field system is a scheduled ancient monument located south of Taddington Wood in Derbyshire.

Who is responsible for protecting Dimin Dale Romano-British settlement and field system, south of Taddington Wood?

Dimin Dale Romano-British settlement and field system, south of Taddington Wood 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 1017834.

What other scheduled monuments are near Dimin Dale Romano-British settlement and field system, south of Taddington Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kenslow Knoll bowl barrow (8.7 km), Moneystones bowl barrow north (8.8 km), Brundcliffe hlaew (8.8 km).

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Overview
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Kenslow Knoll bowl barrow
8.7 km
Moneystones bowl barrow north
8.8 km
Brundcliffe hlaew
8.8 km
Moneystones bowl barrow south
8.9 km
Friden Hollow bowl barrow
8.9 km
Smerrill Moor bowl barrow
9.6 km
Long Dale bowl barrow
9.6 km
End Low bowl barrow
9.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Dimin Dale Romano-British settlement and field system, south of Taddington Wood

Dimin Dale Romano-British settlement and field system, south of Taddington Wood stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

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