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Medieval settlement on the north western slopes of Cales Dale is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a deserted medieval village located in Derbyshire. The settlement, situated approximately 490 metres north west of Cales Farm, consists of visible ridge-and-furrow field systems and associated settlement features that testify to agricultural activity and habitation during the medieval period. The site represents evidence of the medieval colonisation and subsequent abandonment of marginal upland terrain, a pattern characteristic of the Peak District landscape where settlements were established during periods of population expansion and later depopulated through a combination of economic and environmental pressures. The earthworks preserve important archaeological information concerning medieval rural life, land use patterns, and the changing relationship between communities and the upland environment.
Medieval settlement on the north western slopes of Cales Dale, 490m north west of Cales Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021245. View the official record →
Medieval settlement on the north western slopes of Cales Dale is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a deserted medieval village located in Derbyshire.
Medieval settlement on the north western slopes of Cales Dale, 490m north west of Cales Farm 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 1021245.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nettly Knowe bowl barrow (8.8 km), Romano-British field wall and embankment, 200m south west of Roystone Grange (8.9 km), Medieval grange and field system, 200m south of Royston Grange (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval settlement on the north western slopes of Cales Dale, 490m north west of Cales Farm'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 on the north western slopes of Cales Dale, 490m north west of Cales Farm stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.