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St Lawrence's Chapel, manorial settlement remains and dovecote is a complex of medieval monuments located in Yorkshire. The site comprises the remains of a chapel dedicated to St Lawrence, associated manorial settlement features, and a dovecote, all dating to the medieval period. The chapel and settlement represent the domestic and religious infrastructure of a medieval manor, whilst the dovecote testifies to the agricultural economy and status of its inhabitants. The surviving earthworks and structures provide archaeological evidence of medieval rural settlement and land management practices in Yorkshire.
St Lawrence's Chapel, manorial settlement remains and dovecote is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017319. View the official record →
St Lawrence's Chapel, manorial settlement remains and dovecote is a complex of medieval monuments located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017319.
St Lawrence's Chapel, manorial settlement remains and dovecote 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 1017319.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two moated sites, the site of a dovecote and further associated features 120m north west and 180m north of The Old Hall (6.2 km), Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary in Low Wood, Langdale (7.2 km), Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary east of Langdale Rush (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St Lawrence's Chapel, manorial settlement remains and dovecote'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.
St Lawrence's Chapel, manorial settlement remains and dovecote stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.