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Earthworks at Nunthorpe Hall is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises a series of earthen features that reflect medieval land use and settlement patterns, typical of the agricultural organisation of the period. The precise dating and functional interpretation of these earthworks remain matters of archaeological study, though they represent an important record of the medieval landscape and its management. The monument's survival as visible earthworks makes it a valuable resource for understanding the topography and human activity of medieval Yorkshire.
Earthworks at Nunthorpe Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006762. View the official record →
Earthworks at Nunthorpe Hall is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire, England.
Earthworks at Nunthorpe Hall 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 1006762.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ayton Banks alum works (5.1 km), Great Ayton Moor cairn cemetery and earthworks (5.4 km), Medieval settlement of Little Broughton, associated field system and site of medieval chapel (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthworks at Nunthorpe Hall'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.
Earthworks at Nunthorpe Hall stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.