© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Bleabeck Washfold is a prehistoric settlement and burnt mound located in Yorkshire, England. The burnt mound, a characteristic feature of Bronze Age activity in Britain, consists of accumulated heat-fractured stone and charred material that accumulated through repeated heating and cooling cycles, likely associated with hot-water processing activities. The site represents evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and subsistence practices during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments provide valuable archaeological testimony to early land use and technological practices in upland Yorkshire regions.
Prehistoric settlement and burnt mound at Bleabeck Washfold is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017118. View the official record →
Bleabeck Washfold is a prehistoric settlement and burnt mound located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017118.
Prehistoric settlement and burnt mound at Bleabeck Washfold 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 1017118.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman period native settlement, medieval bloomery, building and track, and a charcoal pit at Keld Smithy Green, Holwick Fell (1.7 km), Burnt mound, cairnfield and bloomery at Eel Beck, 480m south of Blackmea Crag, Holwick Fell (2.5 km), Two burnt mounds south of Blackmea Crag Sike, 590m south west of Castle House (2.6 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Prehistoric settlement and burnt mound at Bleabeck Washfold