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Entrenchment in High Mowthorpe Plantation is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises earthworks of probable Iron Age date, representing defensive or boundary structures characteristic of prehistoric settlement patterns in northern England. The entrenchment survives as a linear earthwork within the plantation, preserving evidence of ancient land use and territorial organisation. Such monuments are significant for understanding the distribution and nature of Iron Age communities across the Yorkshire landscape.
Entrenchment in High Mowthorpe Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004164. View the official record →
Entrenchment in High Mowthorpe Plantation is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire, England.
Entrenchment in High Mowthorpe 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 1004164.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Towthorpe medieval settlement (7 km), Four bowl barrows and parts of two linear boundary earthworks and a cross-dyke 750m west of Wharram Percy Farm (8.2 km), A bowl barrow on Toisland Wold, 580m east of Toisland Farm (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Entrenchment in High Mowthorpe Plantation'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.
Entrenchment in High Mowthorpe Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.