Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo settlements in Grass Wood

Two settlements in Grass Wood

England
List entry 1004138
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004138
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.44 hectares
Grid reference
SD 98818 65413, SD 99481 65100
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two settlements in Grass Wood is a scheduled ancient monument comprising evidence of prehistoric and potentially Romano-British occupation within woodland in North Yorkshire. The site contains archaeological remains of settlement activity dating to the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods, with later Roman period use suggested by finds from the area. The settlements are represented by earthworks and surface features characteristic of domestic occupation, though the exact nature and extent of structural remains require archaeological investigation. The monument's significance lies in its potential to illuminate patterns of land use and settlement across multiple prehistoric periods within the upland regions of Yorkshire.

Two settlements in Grass Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004138. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two settlements in Grass Wood?

Two settlements in Grass Wood is a scheduled ancient monument comprising evidence of prehistoric and potentially Romano-British occupation within woodland in North Yorkshire.

Who is responsible for protecting Two settlements in Grass Wood?

Two settlements in Grass Wood 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 1004138.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two settlements in Grass Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hydro-electric power house and associated weir 250m north west of Tin Bridge (1.7 km), Linton churchyard cross and sundial (2.1 km), Redmayne packhorse bridge (2.4 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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two settlements in Grass Wood

Two settlements in Grass Wood stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.