Scheduled MonumentsEnglandFour watchtowers SW of town

Four watchtowers SW of town

England
List entry 1007045
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007045
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SK 47164 70441, SK 47340 70252, SK 47455 70116, SK 47560 69984
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Four watchtowers SW of town is a Roman monument located in Derbyshire, England. The four towers form part of the defensive infrastructure associated with the Roman occupation of Britain, likely dating to the first or second century AD. These structures would have served surveillance and communication functions along what may have been a significant route or settlement boundary during the Roman period. The towers represent an important example of Roman military engineering adapted to the local landscape of the Peak District region.

Four watchtowers SW of town is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007045. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Four watchtowers SW of town?

Four watchtowers SW of town is a Roman monument located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007045.

Who is responsible for protecting Four watchtowers SW of town?

Four watchtowers SW of town 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 1007045.

What other scheduled monuments are near Four watchtowers SW of town?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house. (0.8 km), Medieval town defences, 183m south east of church of St Mary and St Lawrence, and 335m north east of Bolsover Castle (0.9 km), Sutton Scarsdale Hall (3.5 km).

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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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Four watchtowers SW of town

Four watchtowers SW of town stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.