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Oval enclosure 120m N of Brownrigg Hall

England
List entry 1007191
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007191
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.61 hectares
Grid reference
NY 10000 44999
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Oval enclosure 120m N of Brownrigg Hall is a prehistoric earthwork situated in Cumberland. The monument comprises an oval or sub-rectangular ditched enclosure, the physical remains of which are visible as earthen banks and ditches forming the boundary of the enclosed area. Dating evidence and archaeological assessment place this monument within the prehistoric period, though the precise chronology requires specialist interpretation of the site's stratigraphic and artefactual record. Such enclosed sites in northern England frequently relate to settlement, ritual, or territorial functions during the Bronze Age or Iron Age, though specific dating for this individual site should be verified through the Historic England records associated with list entry 1007191.

Oval enclosure 120m N of Brownrigg Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007191. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Oval enclosure 120m N of Brownrigg Hall?

Oval enclosure 120m N of Brownrigg Hall is a prehistoric earthwork situated in Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007191.

Who is responsible for protecting Oval enclosure 120m N of Brownrigg Hall?

Oval enclosure 120m N of Brownrigg 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 1007191.

What other scheduled monuments are near Oval enclosure 120m N of Brownrigg Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brownrigg North tower 21b, 830m north west of Canonby Hall, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast (7 km), Settlement 1/4 mile (400m) S of Canonby Hall (7.3 km), Wardhall Guards Medieval Settlement (7.3 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Brownrigg North tower 21b, 830m north west of Canonby Hall, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
7 km
Settlement 1/4 mile (400m) S of Canonby Hall
7.3 km
Wardhall Guards Medieval Settlement
7.3 km
Brownrigg milefortlet 22, 800m north east of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
7.4 km
Birkby Colliery conical spoil tip 600m west of Rose Gill Mill
7.7 km
Maryport Golf Course tower 22a, 350m north of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
7.9 km
Settlement 450m east of Eweclose
8.1 km
Settlement W of Birkby
8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Oval enclosure 120m N of Brownrigg Hall

Oval enclosure 120m N of Brownrigg Hall stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Oval enclosure 120m N of Brownrigg Hall

Battle of SarkBattle (1448) · ~18.8 miles
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