Scheduled MonumentsEnglandEske medieval settlement and field system, west and south of Eske Manor

Eske medieval settlement and field system, west and south of Eske Manor

England
List entry 1005216
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005216
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
10.85 hectares
Grid reference
TA 05650 43124
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Eske medieval settlement and field system is a scheduled ancient monument located west and south of Eske Manor in Yorkshire, comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval agricultural community and its associated open field strips. The settlement represents evidence of medieval land management and habitation patterns typical of the Yorkshire landscape, with surviving ridge and furrow formations and structural remains indicating a period of occupation during the medieval period. The monument's preservation as earthworks provides important archaeological testimony to rural settlement organisation and the evolution of the agrarian landscape in northern England. The site's official designation as a scheduled monument reflects its significance as a record of medieval settlement and field systems that would otherwise be vulnerable to agricultural and development pressures.

Eske medieval settlement and field system, west and south of Eske Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005216. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Eske medieval settlement and field system, west and south of Eske Manor?

Eske medieval settlement and field system is a scheduled ancient monument located west and south of Eske Manor in Yorkshire, comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval agricultural community and its associated open field strips.

Who is responsible for protecting Eske medieval settlement and field system, west and south of Eske Manor?

Eske medieval settlement and field system, west and south of Eske Manor 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 1005216.

What other scheduled monuments are near Eske medieval settlement and field system, west and south of Eske Manor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Westwood Common, 50m north of Blackmill (5.5 km), Oval barrow on Westwood Common, 55m north west of Blackmill (5.5 km), Square barrow on Westwood Common, 50m west of Blackmill (5.6 km).

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Overview
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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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Eske medieval settlement and field system, west and south of Eske Manor

Eske medieval settlement and field system, west and south of Eske Manor stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.