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Entrenchment in and N of Fizgig Hole Plantation

England
List entry 1003793
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003793
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.63 hectares
Grid reference
SE 86178 70489, SE 86290 70890
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Entrenchment in and N of Fizgig Hole Plantation is a linear earthwork located in Yorkshire, England. The monument comprises defensive or boundary ditches and banks that are characteristic of Iron Age or Romano-British settlement patterns, though precise dating remains uncertain without archaeological investigation. The entrenchment's location adjacent to Fizgig Hole Plantation suggests it may have served as a territorial boundary or defensive feature associated with nearby settlement activity. As a scheduled ancient monument, it retains archaeological potential for understanding prehistoric or Romano-British land use and settlement hierarchy in the Yorkshire landscape.

Entrenchment in and N of Fizgig Hole Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003793. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Entrenchment in and N of Fizgig Hole Plantation?

Entrenchment in and N of Fizgig Hole Plantation is a linear earthwork located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003793.

Who is responsible for protecting Entrenchment in and N of Fizgig Hole Plantation?

Entrenchment in and N of Fizgig Hole Plantation 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 1003793.

What other scheduled monuments are near Entrenchment in and N of Fizgig Hole Plantation?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A cross-dyke in Vessey Pasture Dale (9.1 km), A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 250m south-east of Vessey Pasture Farm (9.2 km), A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, between Birdsall Dale and Vessey Pasture Dale (9.7 km).

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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

A cross-dyke in Vessey Pasture Dale
9.1 km
A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 250m south-east of Vessey Pasture Farm
9.2 km
A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, between Birdsall Dale and Vessey Pasture Dale
9.7 km
Round barrow N of manor house
9.7 km
Two bowl barrows on Birdsall Wold, between Birdsall Dale and Vessey Pasture Dale
9.7 km
A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, between Birdsall Dale and Vessey Pasture Dale
9.8 km
Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Hanging Grimston Wold, 350m south-east of Brown Moor Farm
10.3 km
Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Birdsall Wold, 200m west of Brown Moor Farm
10.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Entrenchment in and N of Fizgig Hole Plantation

Entrenchment in and N of Fizgig Hole Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Entrenchment in and N of Fizgig Hole Plantation

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~11 milesYorkRoman town · ~20.1 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~13.2 miles
Domesday entry for Buckton, Yorkshire →
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