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Medieval settlements and lynchets extending NW from Town Head is a monument comprising the visible earthwork remains of medieval settlement activity and field systems in Yorkshire. The site consists of agricultural lynchets, which are terraced field boundaries created through long-term cultivation practices, alongside associated settlement features that reflect medieval land use and habitation patterns in the area. The earthworks date to the medieval period and represent the palimpsest of rural organisation typical of upland Yorkshire communities during this era. The combination of settlement remains and lyncheted fields demonstrates the integrated relationship between domestic occupation and the managed agricultural landscape characteristic of medieval rural settlement hierarchies.
Medieval settlements and lynchets extending NW from Town Head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004122. View the official record →
Medieval settlements and lynchets extending NW from Town Head is a monument comprising the visible earthwork remains of medieval settlement activity and field systems in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004122.
Medieval settlements and lynchets extending NW from Town Head 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 1004122.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lower Colgarth Hill round cairn (5.9 km), Round barrow 400m south west of Crane Field Laithe (6.1 km), Crane Field round barrow (6.2 km).
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