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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two rectangular house sites on Malham Lings'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.
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.