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Earthwork in Magdalen Field

England
List entry 1004883
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004883
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.93 hectares
Grid reference
SE 23775 77403
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Earthwork in Magdalen Field is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire. The site comprises an earthwork of archaeological significance, though detailed records of its specific form and dating require consultation of the official Historic England designation documentation under list entry 1004883. As with many Yorkshire earthworks, such features may represent medieval or earlier settlement patterns, field systems, or defensive structures, though the precise chronology and function of this particular monument would be confirmed through archaeological survey and the site's scheduling records.

Earthwork in Magdalen Field is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004883. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Earthwork in Magdalen Field?

Earthwork in Magdalen Field is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire.

Who is responsible for protecting Earthwork in Magdalen Field?

Earthwork in Magdalen Field 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 1004883.

What other scheduled monuments are near Earthwork in Magdalen Field?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman camp 250m west of Hill Top Farm (1.2 km), Motte and bailey castle, known as Mowbray Castle, east of Kirkby Malzeard (2.8 km), Marmion Tower (former gatehouse of Tanfield Castle fortified manor) (3.3 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Earthwork in Magdalen Field

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthwork in Magdalen Field's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Earthwork in Magdalen Field

Earthwork in Magdalen Field stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.