Scheduled MonumentsEnglandEarthworks by Stonegrave church

Earthworks by Stonegrave church

England
List entry 1004050
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004050
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.48 hectares
Grid reference
SE 65565 77926
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Earthworks by Stonegrave church is a scheduled ancient monument located in North Yorkshire. The site comprises earthworks of medieval date, likely associated with settlement activity in the vicinity of the parish church. The surviving ground features represent evidence of human occupation and land use in the medieval period, though the precise nature and extent of the settlement they document require careful archaeological interpretation. Such earthworks are valuable archaeological records of medieval rural settlement patterns and village organisation in northern England.

Earthworks by Stonegrave church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004050. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Earthworks by Stonegrave church?

Earthworks by Stonegrave church is a scheduled ancient monument located in North Yorkshire.

Who is responsible for protecting Earthworks by Stonegrave church?

Earthworks by Stonegrave church 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 1004050.

What other scheduled monuments are near Earthworks by Stonegrave church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and ridge and furrow cultivation 230m south east of Manor Farm (5.3 km), Round barrow 150m north west of Home Farm (5.8 km), Round barrow 230m ENE of Hall Moor Plantation (6.1 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Earthworks by Stonegrave church

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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.
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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 Earthworks by Stonegrave church

Earthworks by Stonegrave church stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.