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The medieval farmstead near Ireland Wood, located 150 metres north-east of Cookridge Hospital in Yorkshire, is a scheduled ancient monument representing rural settlement activity from the medieval period. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a former agricultural holding, with physical features that reflect the character of medieval farming communities in the region. The monument provides archaeological evidence for the pattern of dispersed settlement and land use in medieval Yorkshire, contributing to understanding of how the rural landscape was organised and utilised during this period. Such farmsteads are valuable for their capacity to illuminate domestic and economic practices of ordinary medieval inhabitants, distinct from the records preserved for larger manorial or ecclesiastical centres.
Medieval farmstead in Ireland Wood, 150m north east of Cookridge Hospital is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018553. View the official record →
The medieval farmstead near Ireland Wood, located 150 metres north-east of Cookridge Hospital in Yorkshire, is a scheduled ancient monument representing rural settlement activity from the medieval period.
Medieval farmstead in Ireland Wood, 150m north east of Cookridge Hospital 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 1018553.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone hut circle settlement in Iveson Wood (0.5 km), Stone hut circle settlement in Clayton Wood on the south west side of Iveson Drive (0.6 km), Cup, ring and groove marked rock 15m from south wall of Gab Wood 300m east of Moseley Farm, Cookridge (1.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval farmstead in Ireland Wood, 150m north east of Cookridge Hospital's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Medieval farmstead in Ireland Wood, 150m north east of Cookridge Hospital stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.