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Dollerline medieval dispersed settlement 250m north of Bush Farm

England
List entry 1015869
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015869
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.16 hectares
Grid reference
NY 57321 74772
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Dollerline is a dispersed medieval settlement located approximately 250 metres north of Bush Farm in Cumberland, England. The site comprises the physical remains of a settlement pattern characteristic of medieval agricultural communities, with evidence of settlement dispersal across the landscape typical of the medieval period. The monument represents an important record of medieval rural settlement organisation and land use in the North of England, contributing to understanding of how medieval communities structured their habitations and exploited the surrounding agricultural land.

Dollerline medieval dispersed settlement 250m north of Bush Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015869. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Dollerline medieval dispersed settlement 250m north of Bush Farm?

Dollerline is a dispersed medieval settlement located approximately 250 metres north of Bush Farm in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015869.

Who is responsible for protecting Dollerline medieval dispersed settlement 250m north of Bush Farm?

Dollerline medieval dispersed settlement 250m north of Bush Farm 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 1015869.

What other scheduled monuments are near Dollerline medieval dispersed settlement 250m north of Bush Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British farmstead and post-medieval farmstead at Watch Hill (7.6 km), Enclosure castle known as Triermain Castle (8.2 km), Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundaries east of milecastle 50 and the boundary west of Coombe Crag in wall miles 50 and 51 (9.4 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

Romano-British farmstead and post-medieval farmstead at Watch Hill
7.6 km
Enclosure castle known as Triermain Castle
8.2 km
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundaries east of milecastle 50 and the boundary west of Coombe Crag in wall miles 50 and 51
9.4 km
Birdoswald Roman fort and the section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the River Irthing and the field boundaries east of milecastle 50
9.6 km
Eight Roman inscriptions in the Roman quarry in Combcrag Wood, 350m south of Hadrian's Wall
9.9 km
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Coombe Crag and Banks Green Cottage and the road to Lanercost at Banks in wall miles 51 and 52
10 km
Hadrian's Wall and vallum and their associated features between Poltross Burn and the River Irthing in wall mile 48
10.1 km
Willowford Roman temporary camp
10.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Dollerline medieval dispersed settlement 250m north of Bush Farm

Dollerline medieval dispersed settlement 250m north of Bush Farm stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Dollerline medieval dispersed settlement 250m north of Bush Farm

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~16.7 milesBattle of Solway Moss 1542Battle (1542) · ~12.7 miles
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