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Iron Age enclosure

England

List entry 1005047

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1005047

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.39 hectares

Grid reference

SK 50591 00604

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

I do not have access to the specific details concerning the monument listed under NHLE entry 1005047 in Leicestershire. To provide you with accurate, factual description of this Iron Age enclosure, I would need to consult the official Heritage List for England record itself or established scholarly publications specifically documenting this site. I would recommend checking the Historic England website directly, where the full entry for this monument will contain authoritative information about its physical characteristics, dating, and historical significance.

Iron Age enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005047. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Iron Age enclosure?

I do not have access to the specific details concerning the monument listed under NHLE entry 1005047 in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005047.

Who is responsible for protecting Iron Age enclosure?

Iron Age enclosure 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 1005047.

What other scheduled monuments are near Iron Age enclosure?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at New Hall, Thurlaston (0.3 km), Rabbit warren 180m north east of The Lawn (2.2 km), Lubbesthorpe medieval settlement remains at Abbey Farm (3.7 km).

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Overview

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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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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

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated site at New Hall, Thurlaston

0.3 km

Rabbit warren 180m north east of The Lawn

2.2 km

Lubbesthorpe medieval settlement remains at Abbey Farm

3.7 km

Earl Shilton motte and bailey castle

4.3 km

Dovecote 85m north of Potters Marston Hall

Site of St John's Church, Aldeby

5 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Iron Age enclosure

Iron Age enclosure stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Iron Age enclosure

MancetterRoman town · ~11.3 miles Whilton LodgeRoman town · ~23.3 miles Battle of Bosworth (Field) 1485Battle (1485) · ~6.9 miles Battle of Naseby 1645Battle (1645) · ~17.1 miles

Domesday entry for Enderby, Leicestershire →

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