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Dalton upon Tees is a medieval settlement in Yorkshire with an associated field system of archaeological significance. The settlement represents occupation and land use patterns characteristic of the medieval period, with evidence preserved in the form of earthwork remains and field boundaries that reflect the agricultural organisation of the community. The site is documented in the national heritage records as an important example of medieval rural settlement, with its field system demonstrating the strip-field patterns typical of medieval open-field agriculture. The survival of these landscape features provides valuable evidence for understanding medieval settlement hierarchy, economic activity, and land management practices in this region of Yorkshire.
Medieval settlement of Dalton upon Tees and associated field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019724. View the official record →
Dalton upon Tees is a medieval settlement in Yorkshire with an associated field system of archaeological significance. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019724.
Medieval settlement of Dalton upon Tees and associated field system 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 1019724.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman rural settlement 375m east of Chapel House Farm (0.4 km), Pre-Conquest and post-Conquest church and graveyard and medieval and post-medieval manors at Sockburn (5.2 km), Medieval moated manorial site of Low Dinsdale at the Manor House (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval settlement of Dalton upon Tees and associated field system'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 of Dalton upon Tees and associated field system stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.