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Settlement site is a prehistoric monument located in Derbyshire, England, designated as a heritage asset under the National Heritage List for England (entry 1007024). The site represents evidence of early human occupation and settlement patterns in the region during the prehistoric period. Its archaeological significance lies in what it reveals about settlement organisation, land use, and habitation practices in early Derbyshire, contributing to understanding of prehistoric communities in the East Midlands.
Settlement site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007024. View the official record →
Settlement site is a prehistoric monument located in Derbyshire, England, designated as a heritage asset under the National Heritage List for England (entry 1007024).
Settlement site 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 1007024.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Swarkestone Lows round barrow cemetery and part of an aggregate field system 300m north west of The Lowes Farm (2.1 km), Swarkestone Bridge (2.4 km), Iron Age settlement and cursus, with other air photographic marks, SE of Aston-on-Trent (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Settlement site'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 site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.