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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval farmstead at High Knott, 380m west of West Force Garth's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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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.