Scheduled MonumentsEnglandVillage settlement and barrows E of Gardom's Edge

Village settlement and barrows E of Gardom's Edge

England
List entry 1007048
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007048
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
5.38 hectares
Grid reference
SK 27608 73337
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Village settlement and barrows east of Gardom's Edge is a Bronze Age and Iron Age archaeological complex located on the Derbyshire moorlands. The site comprises a dispersed settlement pattern with associated burial mounds, reflecting the sustained occupation and land use of the upland landscape during the later prehistoric period. The barrows represent ritual and funerary practices characteristic of Bronze Age communities, whilst the settlement evidence indicates continued habitation into the Iron Age. The monument's survival on moorland terrain, where ploughing has been limited, preserves important archaeological deposits that contribute to understanding of prehistoric settlement hierarchies and land management in the Peak District region.

Village settlement and barrows E of Gardom's Edge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007048. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Village settlement and barrows E of Gardom's Edge?

Village settlement and barrows east of Gardom's Edge is a Bronze Age and Iron Age archaeological complex located on the Derbyshire moorlands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007048.

Who is responsible for protecting Village settlement and barrows E of Gardom's Edge?

Village settlement and barrows E of Gardom's Edge 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 1007048.

What other scheduled monuments are near Village settlement and barrows E of Gardom's Edge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield 700m north east of Raven Tor (6.1 km), Cairn 450m north east of Raven Tor (6.2 km), Triple cairn, cairnfield and bole sites extending south westwards from Raven Tor (6.5 km).

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Overview
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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
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Village settlement and barrows E of Gardom's Edge

Village settlement and barrows E of Gardom's Edge stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.