Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMedieval farmstead at High Knott, 380m west of West Force Garth

Medieval farmstead at High Knott, 380m west of West Force Garth

England
List entry 1017125
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017125
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.22 hectares
Grid reference
NY 87155 28882
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The medieval farmstead at High Knott, located 380 metres west of West Force Garth in Durham, is a scheduled ancient monument representing settlement activity from the medieval period in the northern Pennines region. The site comprises the remains of a farmstead complex typical of medieval upland agriculture in this area, with evidence of domestic and agricultural structures that would have supported pastoral farming practices. The physical remains visible at the site include earthwork features indicative of medieval occupation and land use patterns characteristic of the transitional landscape between lowland agricultural zones and higher moorland pastures.

Medieval farmstead at High Knott, 380m west of West Force Garth is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017125. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval farmstead at High Knott, 380m west of West Force Garth?

The medieval farmstead at High Knott, located 380 metres west of West Force Garth in Durham, is a scheduled ancient monument representing settlement activity from the medieval period in the northern Pennines region.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval farmstead at High Knott, 380m west of West Force Garth?

Medieval farmstead at High Knott, 380m west of West Force Garth 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 1017125.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval farmstead at High Knott, 380m west of West Force Garth?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman period native settlement, medieval bloomery, building and track, and a charcoal pit at Keld Smithy Green, Holwick Fell (2.7 km), Two burnt mounds south of Blackmea Crag Sike, 590m south west of Castle House (3.4 km), Burnt mound, cairnfield and bloomery at Eel Beck, 480m south of Blackmea Crag, Holwick Fell (3.5 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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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval farmstead at High Knott, 380m west of West Force Garth

Medieval farmstead at High Knott, 380m west of West Force Garth stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval farmstead at High Knott, 380m west of West Force Garth

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~23.3 miles