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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 infrastructure in North Yorkshire. The site includes the earthwork remains of a post mill, a type of grain mill mounted on a wooden post that allowed it to rotate to face the wind, alongside associated ridge and furrow field systems that characterise medieval arable agriculture. The settlement and mill date to the medieval period, reflecting the organisation of rural life and land use typical of the High and Late Medieval centuries. The archaeological deposits preserve evidence of both domestic activity and the economic practices central to medieval manorial estates.
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 →
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 infrastructure in North Yorkshire.
Medieval settlement remains, post mill and field system 240m north of Pinchinthorpe 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 1017317.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ayton Banks alum works (3.8 km), Kildale Hall Garth: a medieval manor house complex west of St Cuthbert's Church (5.4 km), Easby castle motte (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval settlement remains, post mill and field system 240m north of Pinchinthorpe Hall's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Medieval settlement remains, post mill and field system 240m north of Pinchinthorpe Hall stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.