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Medieval boundary marker at Saddlebole, 180m west of Findlow Farm

England
List entry 1020193
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020193
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 86024 78089
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Medieval boundary marker at Saddlebole, 180m west of Findlow Farm, is a stone monument of the medieval period located in Cheshire. The marker survives as a physical demarcation of territorial or manorial boundaries characteristic of medieval land administration in the region. Such boundary stones served important functions in medieval society for defining ownership, jurisdiction, and use rights of land. The monument represents evidence of the medieval landscape organisation and the practical methods employed to mark significant territorial divisions during this period.

Medieval boundary marker at Saddlebole, 180m west of Findlow Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020193. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval boundary marker at Saddlebole, 180m west of Findlow Farm?

The Medieval boundary marker at Saddlebole, 180m west of Findlow Farm, is a stone monument of the medieval period located in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020193.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval boundary marker at Saddlebole, 180m west of Findlow Farm?

Medieval boundary marker at Saddlebole, 180m west of Findlow Farm 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 1020193.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval boundary marker at Saddlebole, 180m west of Findlow Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 230m west-south-west of Birtles Hall (3.6 km), Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Capesthorne Hall (5.5 km), Bowl barrow 450m south-east of Capesthorne Hall (5.7 km).

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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 230m west-south-west of Birtles Hall
3.6 km
Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Capesthorne Hall
5.5 km
Bowl barrow 450m south-east of Capesthorne Hall
5.7 km
Earthwork remains of a medieval hall, chapel and settlement, 290m south east of Capesthorne Hall
5.8 km
Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm
6.2 km
Bowl barrow in Lavenham Close, Tytherington
6.2 km
Three early medieval cross shafts in West Park
6.4 km
Two bowl barrows 390m and 320m south-south-west of Home Farm
7.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval boundary marker at Saddlebole, 180m west of Findlow Farm

Medieval boundary marker at Saddlebole, 180m west of Findlow Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval boundary marker at Saddlebole, 180m west of Findlow Farm

Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~19.3 milesBattle of Nantwich 1644Battle (1644) · ~20.7 miles
Domesday entry for Alderley, Cheshire →
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