Scheduled MonumentsEnglandEnclosure and chapel, 295m north west of North Bank Cottage

Enclosure and chapel, 295m north west of North Bank Cottage

England
List entry 1006515
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006515
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.46 hectares
Grid reference
NU 10450 34525
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Enclosure and chapel, 295m north west of North Bank Cottage is a medieval religious and domestic monument located in Northumberland. The site comprises an enclosure with an associated chapel, representing the typical arrangement of a small ecclesiastical establishment or hermitage from the medieval period. The chapel structure and surrounding enclosure walls remain visible as archaeological features on the landscape, offering evidence of religious practice and settlement organisation in the medieval countryside. The monument is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under the national heritage protection system, reflecting its significance for understanding medieval religious life and settlement patterns in northern England.

Enclosure and chapel, 295m north west of North Bank Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006515. View the official record →

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What is Enclosure and chapel, 295m north west of North Bank Cottage?

Enclosure and chapel, 295m north west of North Bank Cottage is a medieval religious and domestic monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006515.

Who is responsible for protecting Enclosure and chapel, 295m north west of North Bank Cottage?

Enclosure and chapel, 295m north west of North Bank Cottage 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 1006515.

What other scheduled monuments are near Enclosure and chapel, 295m north west of North Bank Cottage?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sandyford Moor cairn cemetery (7.8 km), Round cairn cemetery, 820m south west of Stell Plantation (7.9 km), Rock art on Amersidelaw, 290m north west of Drakestruther Moss (7.9 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Enclosure and chapel, 295m north west of North Bank Cottage

Enclosure and chapel, 295m north west of North Bank Cottage stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is dolerite and tholeiitic basalt.