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Rectangular earthwork on Nebsworth

England
List entry 1005734
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005734
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.4 hectares
Grid reference
SP 19960 42765
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Rectangular earthwork on Nebsworth is a prehistoric or Romano-British enclosure located in Warwickshire. The monument consists of a ditched rectangular platform whose precise dating remains uncertain, though such earthworks in the region are typically associated with Iron Age settlement or Romano-British agricultural use. The site survives as an upstanding earthwork feature and has been recorded as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its significance to the understanding of land use and settlement patterns in the English Midlands. Its exact chronology and functional purpose would require archaeological investigation to establish with greater certainty.

Rectangular earthwork on Nebsworth is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005734. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Rectangular earthwork on Nebsworth?

The Rectangular earthwork on Nebsworth is a prehistoric or Romano-British enclosure located in Warwickshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005734.

Who is responsible for protecting Rectangular earthwork on Nebsworth?

Rectangular earthwork on Nebsworth 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 1005734.

What other scheduled monuments are near Rectangular earthwork on Nebsworth?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement at Lark Stoke (1 km), Roman villa S of The Grove (3 km), Romano-British cemetery and settlement site (4.9 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Rectangular earthwork on Nebsworth

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
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
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Rectangular earthwork on Nebsworth

Rectangular earthwork on Nebsworth stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.