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The Leaze medieval site is a scheduled ancient monument located in Dorset, England. The site comprises earthwork remains of medieval settlement activity, including ridge and furrow cultivation patterns and associated structural features characteristic of rural medieval land use. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents evidence of agricultural practice and habitation typical of the High or Late Medieval phases in southern England. The survival of these earthworks makes the site significant for understanding the development of medieval rural settlement patterns and farming practices in Dorset.
The Leaze medieval site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002441. View the official record →
The Leaze medieval site is a scheduled ancient monument located in Dorset, England.
The Leaze medieval site 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 1002441.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Gravel Hill Plantation, 340m north of Arrowsmith House (2.7 km), Two bowl barrows in Arrowsmith Coppice 200m south of Arrowsmith House (3.2 km), Bowl barrow on Dunyeat's Hill 650m south west of Arrowsmith House (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Leaze medieval site'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.
The Leaze medieval site stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.