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Settlement sites on Jorden Scar

England
List entry 1004536
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004536
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.94 hectares
Grid reference
SD 88639 63939, SD 88612 64183, SD 88779 64190, SD 88882 64068
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Settlement sites on Jorden Scar is a Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement complex located in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises multiple settlement remains situated on elevated ground, reflecting prehistoric patterns of settlement distribution and land use in the region. Archaeological evidence from the site indicates occupation spanning the Bronze Age through to the Iron Age, demonstrating continuity of human activity across these periods. The physical remains visible on Jorden Scar contribute to understanding of settlement hierarchies and economic organisation in prehistoric Yorkshire, though detailed excavation records remain limited in the wider scholarly literature.

Settlement sites on Jorden Scar is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004536. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Settlement sites on Jorden Scar?

Settlement sites on Jorden Scar is a Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement complex located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004536.

Who is responsible for protecting Settlement sites on Jorden Scar?

Settlement sites on Jorden Scar 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 1004536.

What other scheduled monuments are near Settlement sites on Jorden Scar?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lime kiln and associated quarry 75m south of High Scarth Barn (4.2 km), Round barrow 550m south west of Park Hill (5.8 km), Lower Colgarth Hill round cairn (6.9 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Settlement sites on Jorden Scar

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Settlement sites on Jorden Scar'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

Lime kiln and associated quarry 75m south of High Scarth Barn
4.2 km
Round barrow 550m south west of Park Hill
5.8 km
Lower Colgarth Hill round cairn
6.9 km
Round barrow 400m south west of Crane Field Laithe
7 km
Crane Field round barrow
7.1 km
Round barrow north of Moor Syke, Crane Field
7.3 km
Pillow mounds east of Friars Head, known as Giants' Graves
7.9 km
Cup marked rock in wall east of Scarnber Wood, 500m north east of Bark Laithe, Winterburn
8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Settlement sites on Jorden Scar

Settlement sites on Jorden Scar stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

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