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Medieval settlement and field system at Walburn Hall is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement with associated ridge and furrow field systems located in Yorkshire. The site preserves evidence of medieval agricultural organisation and habitation practices, with the settlement earthworks and field patterns visible as surface features across the landscape. The monument represents a typical example of the nucleated or dispersed settlement patterns and open field farming systems that characterised medieval rural England, providing archaeological evidence for land use and community organisation during the medieval period. The survival of these earthwork features makes the site of significance for understanding medieval settlement morphology and the relationship between settlement and agricultural land use in Yorkshire.
Medieval settlement and field system at Walburn Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019102. View the official record →
Medieval settlement and field system at Walburn Hall is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement with associated ridge and furrow field systems located in Yorkshire.
Medieval settlement and field system at Walburn Hall 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 1019102.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement and prehistoric hut circle settlement 870m north east of Washfold Farm (3.6 km), West Hauxwell churchyard cross (5.4 km), Keld Heads lead smelt mill and mine complex (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval settlement and field system at Walburn Hall'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 settlement and field system at Walburn Hall stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.