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Owlcotes deserted medieval village is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire, comprising the earthwork remains of a settlement that was abandoned during the medieval period. The site preserves visible ridge-and-furrow field systems and settlement traces that reflect patterns of medieval agricultural organisation and habitation typical of the region. The village's desertion formed part of the broader process of settlement reorganisation and depopulation that affected many English villages from the fourteenth century onwards, driven by factors including plague, economic change, and land-use shifts. The surviving earthworks provide archaeological evidence of medieval settlement morphology and agricultural practice in the Yorkshire landscape.
Owlcotes deserted medieval village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005779. View the official record →
Owlcotes deserted medieval village is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire, comprising the earthwork remains of a settlement that was abandoned during the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005779.
Owlcotes deserted medieval village 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 1005779.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup marked rock in Calverley Wood, 200m north east of junction of Calverley Cutting and Thornhill Drive (3.9 km), Gritstone pillar with three cup marks in the north pavement of the A65 at Horsforth, 440m south east of the roundabout at Low Fold (4 km), Cup and ring marked rock 40m south east of Hillcourt, Rawdon (5.1 km).
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