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Staden earthwork

England
List entry 1007032
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007032
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.46 hectares
Grid reference
SK 06906 72116
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Staden earthwork is a prehistoric hilltop enclosure located in Derbyshire. The site comprises a substantial bank and ditch system that encloses an area on elevated ground, characteristic of Iron Age defensive architecture in the English Midlands. Its construction and use reflect the settlement and territorial practices of Iron Age communities in the region, though the precise dating and sequence of occupation remain subjects of archaeological interpretation. The monument survives as an important example of prehistoric earthwork fortification in Derbyshire's archaeological landscape.

Staden earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007032. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Staden earthwork?

Staden earthwork is a prehistoric hilltop enclosure located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007032.

Who is responsible for protecting Staden earthwork?

Staden earthwork 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 1007032.

What other scheduled monuments are near Staden earthwork?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two hlaews at Haslin House (1.7 km), Hollins Hill bowl barrow (4.3 km), Dowel Cave (4.6 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Staden earthwork

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Staden earthwork'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

Two hlaews at Haslin House
1.7 km
Hollins Hill bowl barrow
4.3 km
Dowel Cave
4.6 km
Nether Low bowl barrow
4.9 km
Bowl barrow north-east of Coatestown
5.8 km
Danebower Colliery ventilation chimney, 750m north east of Holt
6.3 km
Fox Hole Cave
6.7 km
Cronkston Low bowl barrow
7.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Staden earthwork

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

Domesday entry for Blackwell, Derbyshire →
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