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Group of enclosures S of Ratling Irons Plantation is a prehistoric monument located in Northamptonshire, England. The site comprises a complex of enclosures that reflects patterns of settlement and land organisation dating to the Iron Age or earlier periods. The earthworks survive as banks and ditches defining the boundaries of these enclosures, which would have served pastoral and agricultural functions within the local landscape. This monument represents evidence of early territorial organisation and represents an important record of prehistoric settlement patterns in the Midlands region.
Group of enclosures S of Ratling Irons Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003625. View the official record →
Group of enclosures S of Ratling Irons Plantation is a prehistoric monument located in Northamptonshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003625.
Group of enclosures S of Ratling Irons Plantation 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 1003625.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Titchmarsh Castle moated site and fishponds (3 km), Titchmarsh Roman Town (3.6 km), Two post mill mounds 560m and 660m north west of St John the Baptist's Church (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Group of enclosures S of Ratling Irons Plantation'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.
Group of enclosures S of Ratling Irons Plantation stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.