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Holmesfield moated site and headland

England
List entry 1011621
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011621
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.56 hectares
Grid reference
SK 32172 77945
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Holmesfield moated site and headland is a medieval fortified enclosure located in Derbyshire, England. The monument comprises a moated homestead with an associated headland, representing a form of domestic settlement characteristic of the medieval period in the English Midlands. The moat and earthwork defences suggest occupation by a person of some social standing, as moated sites were typically the residences of minor gentry or prosperous landholders rather than peasant farmers. The site remains visible as earthworks and contributes to understanding the pattern of medieval rural settlement and land use in Derbyshire.

Holmesfield moated site and headland is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011621. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Holmesfield moated site and headland?

Holmesfield moated site and headland is a medieval fortified enclosure located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011621.

Who is responsible for protecting Holmesfield moated site and headland?

Holmesfield moated site and headland 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 1011621.

What other scheduled monuments are near Holmesfield moated site and headland?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Longside Moor, 450m north of Harewood Grange (9.5 km), Round cairn on Harland Edge (9.8 km), Round cairn on Harland Edge (10 km).

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This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Holmesfield moated site and headland'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

Bowl barrow on Longside Moor, 450m north of Harewood Grange
9.5 km
Round cairn on Harland Edge
9.8 km
Round cairn on Harland Edge
10 km
Site of bole and funerary cairn 1120m west of Harewood Grange
10 km
Cairn on Harland Edge
10 km
Round cairn on Harland Edge
10.1 km
Site of bole 1400m west of Harewood Grange
10.1 km
Two cairns on Beeley Moor, east of Hell Bank Plantation
10.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Holmesfield moated site and headland

Holmesfield moated site and headland stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

Domesday entry for Holmesfield, Derbyshire →
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