Scheduled MonumentsEnglandExtensive prehistoric and medieval remains on Levisham Moor

Extensive prehistoric and medieval remains on Levisham Moor

England
List entry 1020820
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020820
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
218.08 hectares
Grid reference
SE 83105 92565
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Extensive prehistoric and medieval remains on Levisham Moor is a scheduled ancient monument comprising multiple archaeological features distributed across moorland in North Yorkshire. The site contains evidence of settlement and land use spanning from the prehistoric period through the medieval era, including earthworks and structures indicative of successive phases of occupation. The remains represent significant archaeological testimony to the long-term human exploitation and management of upland moorland environments in northern England. The monument's designation reflects the cumulative historical importance of its varied components in illustrating patterns of activity across a substantial chronological span.

Extensive prehistoric and medieval remains on Levisham Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020820. View the official record →

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What is Extensive prehistoric and medieval remains on Levisham Moor?

Extensive prehistoric and medieval remains on Levisham Moor is a scheduled ancient monument comprising multiple archaeological features distributed across moorland in North Yorkshire.

Who is responsible for protecting Extensive prehistoric and medieval remains on Levisham Moor?

Extensive prehistoric and medieval remains on Levisham Moor 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 1020820.

What other scheduled monuments are near Extensive prehistoric and medieval remains on Levisham Moor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 520m north west of St Hilda's Church, Ellerburn (7.8 km), Beacon Hill ringwork siege castle and Royal Observer Corps post (8.9 km), Round barrow 570m south east of Warren House (9.2 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.
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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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Extensive prehistoric and medieval remains on Levisham Moor

Extensive prehistoric and medieval remains on Levisham Moor stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Extensive prehistoric and medieval remains on Levisham Moor

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~11.1 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~24.2 miles