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Medieval monastic grange and site of medieval settlement at Ninevah

England
List entry 1018864
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018864
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
14.29 hectares
Grid reference
SE 27773 67481
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ninevah is a medieval monastic grange and settlement site located in Yorkshire, England. The grange functioned as an agricultural estate belonging to a monastic establishment, reflecting the widespread practice of monasteries managing distant lands for economic support during the medieval period. The site comprises remains of medieval structures and field systems characteristic of monastic agricultural organisation. Its designation as a heritage monument recognises its importance in understanding the medieval religious economy and patterns of rural settlement in Yorkshire.

Medieval monastic grange and site of medieval settlement at Ninevah is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018864. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval monastic grange and site of medieval settlement at Ninevah?

Ninevah is a medieval monastic grange and settlement site located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018864.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval monastic grange and site of medieval settlement at Ninevah?

Medieval monastic grange and site of medieval settlement at Ninevah 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 1018864.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval monastic grange and site of medieval settlement at Ninevah?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of medieval chapel and section of Fountains Park park pale, 170m south west of How Hill Farm (0.6 km), Medieval deer park pale surrounding Fountains Park (0.8 km), Medieval monastic fishponds immediately east of Park House (1 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Site of medieval chapel and section of Fountains Park park pale, 170m south west of How Hill Farm
0.6 km
Medieval deer park pale surrounding Fountains Park
0.8 km
Medieval monastic fishponds immediately east of Park House
1 km
Markenfield Hall moated medieval fortified house with associated service buildings and park pale
1.5 km
Round barrow 250m west of Wallerthwaite
2.9 km
Wallerthwaite medieval village
3.3 km
Butterton Bridge
4.1 km
Cistercian grange and medieval settlement at High Cayton
4.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval monastic grange and site of medieval settlement at Ninevah

Medieval monastic grange and site of medieval settlement at Ninevah stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval monastic grange and site of medieval settlement at Ninevah

AldboroughRoman town · ~8 milesCatterickRoman town · ~19.9 milesYorkRoman town · ~22.3 milesBattle of Boroughbridge (1322)Battle (1322) · ~7.4 milesBattle of Myton 1319Battle (1319) · ~9.6 milesBattle of Marston Moor 1644Battle (1644) · ~15.8 milesBattle of the Standard 1138Battle (1138) · ~19.4 miles
Domesday entry for How, Yorkshire →
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