Scheduled MonumentsEnglandLow Buston medieval settlement, 231m south east of Low Buston Hall

Low Buston medieval settlement, 231m south east of Low Buston Hall

England
List entry 1006502
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006502
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.21 hectares
Grid reference
NU 22661 07266
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Low Buston medieval settlement is a dispersed settlement site located in Northumberland, positioned approximately 231 metres south-east of Low Buston Hall. The settlement dates to the medieval period and represents the remains of a rural community whose occupation and abandonment reflect patterns of medieval land use and demographic change in northern England. The physical character of the site comprises earthwork features and archaeological deposits indicative of domestic and agricultural activity typical of medieval rural settlements. The site's survival as an upstanding monument provides evidence for the evolution of settlement patterns in the Northumbrian landscape during the medieval centuries.

Low Buston medieval settlement, 231m south east of Low Buston Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006502. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Low Buston medieval settlement, 231m south east of Low Buston Hall?

Low Buston medieval settlement is a dispersed settlement site located in Northumberland, positioned approximately 231 metres south-east of Low Buston Hall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006502.

Who is responsible for protecting Low Buston medieval settlement, 231m south east of Low Buston Hall?

Low Buston medieval settlement, 231m south east of Low Buston Hall 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 1006502.

What other scheduled monuments are near Low Buston medieval settlement, 231m south east of Low Buston Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Warkworth Castle hermitage (2 km), Warkworth Bridge and defensive gateway (2.4 km), Warkworth Castle motte and bailey castle, tower keep castle and collegiate church (2.5 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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Low Buston medieval settlement, 231m south east of Low Buston Hall

Low Buston medieval settlement, 231m south east of Low Buston Hall stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.