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Earthworks in Spa Roughs Wood is a scheduled ancient monument located in Lancashire, England. The site comprises a series of earthworks whose precise dating and original function remain matters of archaeological study. The physical remains consist of banks and ditches visible within the woodland landscape, characteristic of medieval or post-medieval land management features. The monument's designation reflects its archaeological interest as a component of Lancashire's heritage landscape, though detailed specialist investigation would be required to establish its chronological phase and specific historical context with certainty.
Earthworks in Spa Roughs Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014392. View the official record →
Earthworks in Spa Roughs Wood is a scheduled ancient monument located in Lancashire, England.
Earthworks in Spa Roughs 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 1014392.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman Fort and sections of Roman Roads (3 km), Burscough Augustinian Priory (3.6 km), Cross Hall moated site (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthworks in Spa Roughs Wood'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 in Spa Roughs Wood stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.