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Ellerton Priory is a Cistercian nunnery founded in the twelfth century in North Yorkshire, situated in the River Rye valley. The site comprises substantial archaeological remains of the convent buildings alongside an extensive medieval landscape infrastructure including fishponds, water management channels, a mill, and associated field systems that demonstrate the economic organisation of the religious community. The priory and its surrounding settlement reveal the characteristic Cistercian approach to land exploitation and water engineering, with the hydraulic systems particularly important for sustenance and the generation of monastic income. The monument complex, including the adjacent medieval settlement at Ellerton, provides significant evidence for understanding both monastic life and rural settlement patterns in medieval Yorkshire.
Ellerton Priory: a Cistercian nunnery including fishponds, water management system, mill, field systems and Ellerton medieval settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019154. View the official record →
Ellerton Priory is a Cistercian nunnery founded in the twelfth century in North Yorkshire, situated in the River Rye valley. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019154.
Ellerton Priory: a Cistercian nunnery including fishponds, water management system, mill, field systems and Ellerton medieval settlement 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 1019154.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cobscar calamine house on Cobscar Rake, 770m east of Cobscar Mill (5 km), Medieval settlement and prehistoric hut circle settlement 870m north east of Washfold Farm (5.3 km), Keld Heads lead smelt mill and mine complex (6.2 km).
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