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Prehistoric settlement and burnt mound at Bleabeck Washfold

England
List entry 1017118
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017118
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.65 hectares
Grid reference
NY 87295 27371
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Prehistoric settlement and burnt mound at Bleabeck Washfold?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Prehistoric settlement and burnt mound at Bleabeck Washfold?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Prehistoric settlement and burnt mound at Bleabeck Washfold?

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).

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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
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Historical Maps
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Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
Prehistoric settlement, two burnt mounds and a burial cairn on the north bank of Blackmea Crag Sike, 570m south west of Middle Farm
2.9 km
A group of six shielings and tracks on Holwick Scars, 280m west of Hungry Hall
3.6 km
Two Romano-British hut circles and three shielings on Holwick Scars 250m south of Hungry Hall
4 km
Medieval iron industry and settlement and Bronze Age burial cairns extending from 260m north west of Eel Beck to 140m south east of Wash Beck
4.3 km
Group of eight shielings and a track on Crossthwaite Scars 675m north west of Park End
4.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Prehistoric settlement and burnt mound at Bleabeck Washfold

Prehistoric settlement and burnt mound at Bleabeck Washfold stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Prehistoric settlement and burnt mound at Bleabeck Washfold

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