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Toad's Mouth is a prehistoric field system located in Derbyshire, England. The monument comprises a series of ancient field boundaries and associated agricultural features that date to the prehistoric period, reflecting early land management and settlement patterns in the region. The field system's layout and construction methods provide evidence of the farming practices and territorial organization of prehistoric communities in the Peak District landscape. Such field systems are valuable archaeological indicators of prehistoric economic activity and social structure in the Midlands area.
Toad's Mouth prehistoric field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017507. View the official record →
Toad's Mouth is a prehistoric field system located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017507.
Toad's Mouth prehistoric field system 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 1017507.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Village settlement and barrows E of Gardom's Edge (7.7 km), Brightside lead mine, 80m south west of Brightside Cottage (8.1 km), Baslow Bridge (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Toad's Mouth prehistoric field system'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.
Toad's Mouth prehistoric field system stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.