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Sheffield Plantation is a medieval enclosed field system with earlier remains located in Derbyshire. The site preserves evidence of field divisions and boundaries characteristic of medieval agricultural organisation, representing the organised land management practices of the period. The landscape contains traces of earlier settlement or land use beneath the medieval features, indicating continuous occupation and exploitation of the site across multiple historical periods. The survival of these earthwork remains provides important archaeological evidence for understanding both medieval agricultural practices and the prehistory or early medieval development of the locality.
Medieval enclosed field system and earlier remains at Sheffield Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017666. View the official record →
Sheffield Plantation is a medieval enclosed field system with earlier remains located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017666.
Medieval enclosed field system and earlier remains at Sheffield Plantation 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 1017666.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow and wayside cross WSW of Pilsley (8.7 km), Cairn cemetery on Gibbet Moor, 1100m south west of Stonelow Farm (9 km), Cairn complex 780m south of Dalebrook House (9.1 km).
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