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Stoke Flat West prehistoric field system and stone circle

England
List entry 1017592
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017592
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
11.17 hectares
Grid reference
SK 25000 76595
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Stoke Flat West is a prehistoric monument complex in Derbyshire comprising a field system and stone circle dating to the Bronze Age. The site represents evidence of early agricultural land organisation and ritual practice from the second millennium BC. The stone circle forms the ritual or ceremonial focus of the landscape, whilst the associated field system demonstrates the organised cultivation practices of Bronze Age communities in the upland regions of the Peak District. The monument survives as a scheduled ancient monument and contributes significant archaeological evidence to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in the Midlands.

Stoke Flat West prehistoric field system and stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017592. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Stoke Flat West prehistoric field system and stone circle?

Stoke Flat West is a prehistoric monument complex in Derbyshire comprising a field system and stone circle dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017592.

Who is responsible for protecting Stoke Flat West prehistoric field system and stone circle?

Stoke Flat West prehistoric field system and stone circle 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 1017592.

What other scheduled monuments are near Stoke Flat West prehistoric field system and stone circle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Calton Pastures, 600m south-west of Calton Houses (8.6 km), Bowl barrow on Calton Pastures, 850m south of Calton Houses (9 km), Cairnfield on Beeley Moor, east of Hell Bank Plantation (9.5 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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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow on Calton Pastures, 600m south-west of Calton Houses
8.6 km
Bowl barrow on Calton Pastures, 850m south of Calton Houses
9 km
Cairnfield on Beeley Moor, east of Hell Bank Plantation
9.5 km
Cairnfield with enclosure, house platform and ring cairn 800m north east of Raven Tor
9.5 km
Site of bole 1400m west of Harewood Grange
9.7 km
Cairnfield 700m north east of Raven Tor
9.9 km
Cairn 450m north east of Raven Tor
10 km
Medieval cross base 780m south west of Arkwright Plantation
10 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Stoke Flat West prehistoric field system and stone circle

Stoke Flat West prehistoric field system and stone circle 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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