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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Eske medieval settlement and field system, west and south of Eske Manor'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.
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.