Medieval settlement remains, post mill and field system 240m north of Pinchinthorpe Hall

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Medieval settlement remains, post mill and field system 240m north of Pinchinthorpe Hall is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the archaeological traces of medieval occupation and agricultural practice in North Yorkshire. The site includes earthwork evidence of a post mill, a common form of grain mill technology employed throughout the medieval period, together with associated settlement features and the fossilised remains of contemporary field boundaries. The post mill structure and surrounding settlement indicate sustained medieval land use and habitation in this locality, whilst the field system demonstrates the organised agricultural regime characteristic of medieval rural communities. The monument is protected as a nationally significant example of the material culture and landscape patterns of the medieval period in Yorkshire.

Medieval settlement remains, post mill and field system 240m north of Pinchinthorpe Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017317. View the official record →

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