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South Kirkby Camp is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises an enclosure defined by substantial earthwork defences, characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in the region. The monument represents an important example of Iron Age occupation and social organisation in Yorkshire, demonstrating the defensive and communal requirements of communities during this period. The earthworks remain visible as landscape features, preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement activity and land use in the Yorkshire landscape.
Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as South Kirkby Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018818. View the official record →
South Kirkby Camp is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018818.
Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as South Kirkby Camp 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 1018818.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hallsteads moated site, Grimethorpe (1.8 km), Frickley Old Hall moated site (4.1 km), Deserted medieval village of Hodroyd, Felkirk (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as South Kirkby Camp's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as South Kirkby Camp stands on Pennine Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.