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Settlement on Prior Rakes is a prehistoric and Romano-British settlement located in Yorkshire. The site comprises the earthwork remains of occupation spanning the Iron Age through Romano-British periods, evidenced by field systems, enclosures, and associated structures visible as soil marks and slight topographical features. The settlement demonstrates patterns of land use and territorial organisation characteristic of upland settlements during these periods, contributing to understanding of rural settlement distribution across the region during the late pre-Roman and Roman occupation phases. The monument is protected under national heritage designation due to its archaeological potential and the information its preserved remains continue to yield regarding ancient land management and habitation practices in northern Britain.
Settlement on Prior Rakes is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004156. View the official record →
Settlement on Prior Rakes is a prehistoric and Romano-British settlement located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004156.
Settlement on Prior Rakes 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 1004156.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlements and lynchets extending NW from Town Head (2.2 km), Lime kiln and associated quarry 75m south of High Scarth Barn (5.5 km), Round barrow 550m south west of Park Hill (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Settlement on Prior Rakes'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.
Settlement on Prior Rakes stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.