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Field system S of Malham Cove

England
List entry 1004142
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004142
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.73 hectares
Grid reference
SD 89648 63731
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Field system S of Malham Cove is a prehistoric or Romano-British agricultural landscape situated on the limestone plateau near Malham in the Yorkshire Dales. The system comprises a series of small, rectilinear field enclosures defined by stone walls, representative of early farming communities that exploited this upland terrain. The fields' morphology and construction suggest dates within the Iron Age or Romano-British period, though precise chronological attribution remains uncertain without systematic excavation. The monument represents an important example of ancient field organisation in the northern Pennines and contributes to understanding prehistoric and Romano-British settlement patterns in upland Britain.

Field system S of Malham Cove is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004142. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Field system S of Malham Cove?

Field system S of Malham Cove is a prehistoric or Romano-British agricultural landscape situated on the limestone plateau near Malham in the Yorkshire Dales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004142.

Who is responsible for protecting Field system S of Malham Cove?

Field system S of Malham Cove 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 1004142.

What other scheduled monuments are near Field system S of Malham Cove?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lower Colgarth Hill round cairn (6.4 km), Crane Field round barrow (6.8 km), Round barrow 400m south west of Crane Field Laithe (6.8 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Field system S of Malham Cove

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Field system S of Malham Cove's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

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.
Timeline
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

Lower Colgarth Hill round cairn
6.4 km
Crane Field round barrow
6.8 km
Round barrow 400m south west of Crane Field Laithe
6.8 km
Round barrow north of Moor Syke, Crane Field
7.1 km
Pillow mounds east of Friars Head, known as Giants' Graves
7.2 km
Cup marked rock in wall east of Scarnber Wood, 500m north east of Bark Laithe, Winterburn
7.8 km
Icehouse in Coniston Hall Park, 390m south east of Coniston Hall
8.3 km
Enclosure on Steeling Hill
8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Field system S of Malham Cove

Field system S of Malham Cove stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

Domesday entry for Malham, Yorkshire →
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