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Late prehistoric enclosed settlement 500m north west of Goose Clough on Ovenden Moor is a defended settlement of Iron Age date located on high moorland in West Yorkshire. The site comprises an enclosure defined by substantial earthwork banks and ditches, characteristic of the later prehistoric period when such fortified settlements provided both domestic and defensive functions in the upland landscape. The monument represents evidence of Iron Age settlement and land use in the Pennine region, illustrating patterns of occupation and territorial organisation during this period. The survival of its earthwork defences, despite the exposed moorland location, provides archaeological significance for understanding prehistoric settlement hierarchies and economic strategies in northern Britain.
Late prehistoric enclosed settlement 500m north west of Goose Clough on Ovenden Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018542. View the official record →
Late prehistoric enclosed settlement 500m north west of Goose Clough on Ovenden Moor is a defended settlement of Iron Age date located on high moorland in West Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018542.
Late prehistoric enclosed settlement 500m north west of Goose Clough on Ovenden Moor 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 1018542.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 160m west of Overgreen Royd Farm, Mixenden (2 km), Cairn known as Millers Grave on Midgley Moor (4 km), Cairn with an oval bank on Midgley Moor, 430m north east of Upper Han Royd (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Late prehistoric enclosed settlement 500m north west of Goose Clough on Ovenden Moor's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Late prehistoric enclosed settlement 500m north west of Goose Clough on Ovenden Moor stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.