Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSubcircular enclosed settlement on Horse Close Hill 250m north of Horse Close Farm

Subcircular enclosed settlement on Horse Close Hill 250m north of Horse Close Farm

England
List entry 1015629
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015629
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.34 hectares
Grid reference
SD 99653 50468
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Subcircular enclosed settlement on Horse Close Hill is an Iron Age monument located approximately 250 metres north of Horse Close Farm in Yorkshire. The settlement consists of a subcircular enclosure defined by a substantial bank and ditch, a characteristic defensive feature of Iron Age communities in northern Britain. The site represents evidence of prehistoric settlement and land organisation typical of the later first millennium before Christ, when such enclosed settlements served as the focal points of domestic and pastoral activity across the Yorkshire landscape.

Subcircular enclosed settlement on Horse Close Hill 250m north of Horse Close Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015629. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Subcircular enclosed settlement on Horse Close Hill 250m north of Horse Close Farm?

Subcircular enclosed settlement on Horse Close Hill is an Iron Age monument located approximately 250 metres north of Horse Close Farm in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015629.

Who is responsible for protecting Subcircular enclosed settlement on Horse Close Hill 250m north of Horse Close Farm?

Subcircular enclosed settlement on Horse Close Hill 250m north of Horse Close Farm 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 1015629.

What other scheduled monuments are near Subcircular enclosed settlement on Horse Close Hill 250m north of Horse Close Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup and ring marked rock in wall at High Snaygill 80m east of High Laithe (0.6 km), Carved rock on bank at side of track opposite Garth House, 60m south west of Snaygill Farm (0.8 km), Cup and ring marked rock 150m west of Low Edge Farm, Bradley Moor (2.8 km).

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Overview
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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
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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
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Legal
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Subcircular enclosed settlement on Horse Close Hill 250m north of Horse Close Farm

Subcircular enclosed settlement on Horse Close Hill 250m north of Horse Close Farm stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Subcircular enclosed settlement on Horse Close Hill 250m north of Horse Close Farm

Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~18.7 miles