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Sheepwash Bank and Dennis Knoll prehistoric settlement and field system

England
List entry 1020171
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020171
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
14.09 hectares
Grid reference
SK 22967 84152
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Sheepwash Bank and Dennis Knoll is a prehistoric settlement and field system located in Derbyshire, England. The monument comprises evidence of Bronze Age occupation and associated agricultural activity, representing the utilisation and organisation of upland landscapes during the prehistoric period. The site includes the remains of field boundaries and settlement features that reflect the farming practices and land use patterns of its time. Such monuments are significant for understanding the development of organised settlement and agriculture in the Midlands during the Bronze Age.

Sheepwash Bank and Dennis Knoll prehistoric settlement and field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020171. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Sheepwash Bank and Dennis Knoll prehistoric settlement and field system?

Sheepwash Bank and Dennis Knoll is a prehistoric settlement and field system located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020171.

Who is responsible for protecting Sheepwash Bank and Dennis Knoll prehistoric settlement and field system?

Sheepwash Bank and Dennis Knoll prehistoric settlement and field system 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 1020171.

What other scheduled monuments are near Sheepwash Bank and Dennis Knoll prehistoric settlement and field system?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stoke Flat South prehistoric field system (8.5 km), Round cairn on Curbar Edge (8.8 km), Calver weir and water management system 200m north east of Stocking Farm (9.3 km).

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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

Stoke Flat South prehistoric field system
8.5 km
Round cairn on Curbar Edge
8.8 km
Calver weir and water management system 200m north east of Stocking Farm
9.3 km
Round cairn on Curbar Edge
9.4 km
White Rake long barrow and bowl barrow
9.8 km
Cairnfield and field system north of Eaglestone Flat, 450m south west of Swine Sty
9.9 km
Newburgh Level at Red Rake Mine
10 km
Ring cairn and cairn on Ramsley Moor, 850m north east of Ramsley Lodge
10.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Sheepwash Bank and Dennis Knoll prehistoric settlement and field system

Sheepwash Bank and Dennis Knoll prehistoric settlement and field system stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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