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The Medieval linear earthwork, enclosures and farmstead and Bronze Age burnt mound 110m and 420m north west of Heatherlea is an ancient monument in Durham comprising remains from two distinct periods of settlement and land use. The Bronze Age burnt mound, located 420m north west of the site, represents evidence of prehistoric activity, likely associated with heating and cooking practices typical of the period. The Medieval features comprise a linear earthwork, field enclosures, and a farmstead, indicating organized agricultural exploitation and settlement during the medieval period. Together, these monuments demonstrate continuity of human activity and landscape modification at this location across more than three thousand years.
Medieval linear earthwork, enclosures and farmstead and Bronze Age burnt mound 110m and 420m north west of Heatherlea is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019457. View the official record →
The Medieval linear earthwork, enclosures and farmstead and Bronze Age burnt mound 110m and 420m north west of Heatherlea is an ancient monument in Durham comprising remains from two distinct periods of settlement and land use. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019457.
Medieval linear earthwork, enclosures and farmstead and Bronze Age burnt mound 110m and 420m north west of Heatherlea 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 1019457.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup marked rock 100m north of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor (8.1 km), Medieval farmstead and two prehistoric carved rocks at West Loup's (8.2 km), Cup and ring marked rock 80m south of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval linear earthwork, enclosures and farmstead and Bronze Age burnt mound 110m and 420m north west of Heatherlea'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 linear earthwork, enclosures and farmstead and Bronze Age burnt mound 110m and 420m north west of Heatherlea stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.