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Romano-British enclosure and earthworks in Pot Ridings Wood

England
List entry 1004798
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004798
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.06 hectares
Grid reference
SE 52864 00780
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Pot Ridings Wood is an ancient monument comprising Romano-British enclosure and earthworks located in Yorkshire, England. The site consists of defensive or agricultural earthwork features dating to the Roman period, when such enclosed spaces served various functions including stock management, settlement organisation, or military purposes. The earthworks remain visible as buried or surface features within the woodland context, preserving evidence of Romano-British land use and territorial organisation in the region. The monument is registered on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1004798 and is protected as a scheduled ancient monument.

Romano-British enclosure and earthworks in Pot Ridings Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004798. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Romano-British enclosure and earthworks in Pot Ridings Wood?

Pot Ridings Wood is an ancient monument comprising Romano-British enclosure and earthworks located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004798.

Who is responsible for protecting Romano-British enclosure and earthworks in Pot Ridings Wood?

Romano-British enclosure and earthworks in Pot Ridings Wood 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 1004798.

What other scheduled monuments are near Romano-British enclosure and earthworks in Pot Ridings Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including King Hengist Rein long cairn (1.4 km), Wildthorpe medieval settlement 680m south of Leylands Farm (1.8 km), Icehouse 720m south east of Bath House Farm (2.2 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Romano-British enclosure and earthworks in Pot Ridings Wood

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Romano-British enclosure and earthworks in Pot Ridings Wood's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

King Hengist Rein long cairn
1.4 km
Wildthorpe medieval settlement 680m south of Leylands Farm
1.8 km
Icehouse 720m south east of Bath House Farm
2.2 km
Conisbrough Castle
2.4 km
Edlington Wood Roman settlement
3.2 km
Double Dyke
3.5 km
Conisbrough Parks Romano-British Villa
4.5 km
Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Mexborough
4.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Romano-British enclosure and earthworks in Pot Ridings Wood

Romano-British enclosure and earthworks in Pot Ridings Wood stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.

The wider landscape

Around Romano-British enclosure and earthworks in Pot Ridings Wood

Battle of Towton, 1461Battle (1461) · ~23.4 miles
Domesday entry for Cadeby, Yorkshire →
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