© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Wharncliffe Rocks is a site of Iron Age and Roman quern workings located in Yorkshire, England. The site preserves evidence of ancient stone tool manufacture, specifically the production of rotary querns used for grinding grain, demonstrating sustained exploitation of the local stone resources across the Iron Age and Roman periods. The workings are cut into the rock outcrops themselves, leaving visible traces of the extraction and shaping processes employed by prehistoric and Roman craftspeople. This monument represents an important archaeological record of domestic food processing technology and the quarrying practices of these periods in the region.
Iron Age and Roman quern workings on Wharncliffe Rocks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004802. View the official record →
Wharncliffe Rocks is a site of Iron Age and Roman quern workings located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004802.
Iron Age and Roman quern workings on Wharncliffe Rocks 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 1004802.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British field system and settlement at Wheata Wood (4.7 km), Cowell Flat prehistoric field system, 350m south east of Mortimer House (5.9 km), Bailey Hill motte and bailey castle, High Bradfield (6 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Iron Age and Roman quern workings on Wharncliffe Rocks