Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSeven Intakes medieval dispersed settlement 210m south west of Fell Foot

Seven Intakes medieval dispersed settlement 210m south west of Fell Foot

England
List entry 1021186
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021186
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.47 hectares
Grid reference
NY 29741 03029
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Seven Intakes is a dispersed medieval settlement located approximately 210 metres south-west of Fell Foot in Lancashire. The settlement dates to the medieval period and represents the scattered distribution pattern typical of upland pastoral communities in northern England, where individual farmsteads and holdings were spread across the landscape rather than nucleated into a compact village form. The site's archaeology reflects the agricultural and land management practices of medieval communities exploiting marginal upland terrain, with evidence of the field systems and settlement structures characteristic of this dispersed settlement type. This monument is designated as an ancient monument in recognition of its importance to understanding medieval settlement patterns and land use in the Pennine regions of Lancashire.

Seven Intakes medieval dispersed settlement 210m south west of Fell Foot is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021186. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Seven Intakes medieval dispersed settlement 210m south west of Fell Foot?

Seven Intakes is a dispersed medieval settlement located approximately 210 metres south-west of Fell Foot in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021186.

Who is responsible for protecting Seven Intakes medieval dispersed settlement 210m south west of Fell Foot?

Seven Intakes medieval dispersed settlement 210m south west of Fell Foot 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 1021186.

What other scheduled monuments are near Seven Intakes medieval dispersed settlement 210m south west of Fell Foot?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long Intakes medieval dispersed settlement and associated kiln 370m south of Fell Foot (0.3 km), Greenburn copper mines and associated ore processing works (1.3 km), Roman road up Wrynose Pass (1.4 km).

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Overview
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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
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Seven Intakes medieval dispersed settlement 210m south west of Fell Foot

Seven Intakes medieval dispersed settlement 210m south west of Fell Foot stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is felsic tuff.