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Kilnsey Moor settlement

England
List entry 1003618
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003618
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.93 hectares
Grid reference
SD 95422 66554
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Kilnsey Moor settlement is a Bronze Age archaeological site located on the moorland near Kilnsey in the Yorkshire Dales. The settlement comprises the remains of hut circles and associated field systems dating to the second millennium BCE, representing evidence of upland pastoralist occupation during the prehistoric period. The site reflects patterns of Bronze Age settlement and land use in the Pennine uplands, where communities exploited the moorland environment for pastoral farming activities. The earthwork remains, visible as low stone-built or turf-covered circular structures, contribute to understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and economic organisation in northern England.

Kilnsey Moor settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003618. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Kilnsey Moor settlement?

Kilnsey Moor settlement is a Bronze Age archaeological site located on the moorland near Kilnsey in the Yorkshire Dales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003618.

Who is responsible for protecting Kilnsey Moor settlement?

Kilnsey Moor settlement 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 1003618.

What other scheduled monuments are near Kilnsey Moor settlement?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hydro-electric power house and associated weir 250m north west of Tin Bridge (5.4 km), Settlement N of Stridebut Edge (5.6 km), Redmayne packhorse bridge (5.8 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
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.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hydro-electric power house and associated weir 250m north west of Tin Bridge
5.4 km
Settlement N of Stridebut Edge
5.6 km
Redmayne packhorse bridge
5.8 km
Linton churchyard cross and sundial
6.1 km
Lynchets N of Malham village
6.1 km
Medieval farmstead and field system, 530m south east of The Grange
6.4 km
Field system S of Malham Cove
6.4 km
Pillow mounds east of Friars Head, known as Giants' Graves
9.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Kilnsey Moor settlement

Kilnsey Moor settlement stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

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