Scheduled MonumentsEnglandLarberry Pastures settlement site

Larberry Pastures settlement site

England
List entry 1006741
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006741
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
5.05 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 38348 17884
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Larberry Pastures settlement site is a prehistoric settlement located in County Durham, England. The site comprises the remains of settlement activity dating to the Bronze Age period, evidenced by archaeological features and finds recovered from the location. The monument represents an important record of early settlement patterns and land use in the North East of England during the second millennium before the Common Era. The site's designation reflects its archaeological significance as a documented prehistoric occupation site within the scheduled monument estate of Durham.

Larberry Pastures settlement site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006741. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Larberry Pastures settlement site?

Larberry Pastures settlement site is a prehistoric settlement located in County Durham, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006741.

Who is responsible for protecting Larberry Pastures settlement site?

Larberry Pastures settlement site 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 1006741.

What other scheduled monuments are near Larberry Pastures settlement site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shrunken medieval village at Sadberge (4.1 km), Deserted medieval village of West Hartburn, 100m north-east of Foster House (4.6 km), Stockton & Darlington Railway: earthworks of the 1825 main line and associated features within Preston Park (4.8 km).

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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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Larberry Pastures settlement site

Larberry Pastures settlement site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.