Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo rectangular house sites on Malham Lings

Two rectangular house sites on Malham Lings

England
List entry 1003137
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003137
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
SD 90213 65017, SD 90214 64967
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two rectangular house sites on Malham Lings are Iron Age or Romano-British domestic structures located on the upland plateau near Malham in North Yorkshire. The sites are represented by rectangular stone-built foundations that reflect the settlement patterns characteristic of highland farming communities during the late prehistoric and Romano-British periods. Their positioning on Malham Lings demonstrates the exploitation of marginal upland terrain for pastoral and agricultural purposes during antiquity. The structures contribute to the archaeological record of rural settlement in the Pennines and illustrate the continuity of land use in this region across the Iron Age and Romano-British transition.

Two rectangular house sites on Malham Lings is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003137. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two rectangular house sites on Malham Lings?

Two rectangular house sites on Malham Lings are Iron Age or Romano-British domestic structures located on the upland plateau near Malham in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003137.

Who is responsible for protecting Two rectangular house sites on Malham Lings?

Two rectangular house sites on Malham Lings 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 1003137.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two rectangular house sites on Malham Lings?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lime kiln and associated quarry 75m south of High Scarth Barn (5.3 km), Round barrow 550m south west of Park Hill (6.9 km), Lower Colgarth Hill round cairn (7.7 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
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two rectangular house sites on Malham Lings

Two rectangular house sites on Malham Lings stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.