Scheduled MonumentsEnglandStanding stone 470m north east of High Farm, known as Wade's Stone

Standing stone 470m north east of High Farm, known as Wade's Stone

England
List entry 1016542
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016542
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NZ8305113006
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wade's Stone is a standing stone situated approximately 470 metres north-east of High Farm in Yorkshire. The monument dates to the prehistoric period, representing a surviving example of Bronze Age or earlier megalithic practice in the region. The stone stands as a solitary upright marker within the Yorkshire landscape, characteristic of standing stones that may have served ritual, territorial, or commemorative functions within prehistoric communities. Such monuments form part of the broader pattern of megalithic activity across northern England during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods.

Standing stone 470m north east of High Farm, known as Wade's Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016542. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Standing stone 470m north east of High Farm, known as Wade's Stone?

Wade's Stone is a standing stone situated approximately 470 metres north-east of High Farm in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016542.

Who is responsible for protecting Standing stone 470m north east of High Farm, known as Wade's Stone?

Standing stone 470m north east of High Farm, known as Wade's Stone 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 1016542.

What other scheduled monuments are near Standing stone 470m north east of High Farm, known as Wade's Stone?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Low Bride Stones (8.3 km), Two 'Flat Howes' round barrows, Sleights Moor (8.5 km), High Bride Stones (8.6 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.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Standing stone 470m north east of High Farm, known as Wade's Stone

Standing stone 470m north east of High Farm, known as Wade's Stone stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Standing stone 470m north east of High Farm, known as Wade's Stone

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~20.9 miles