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Warren including three pillow mounds at Smardale Demesne, 950m south west of Holme Farm

England
List entry 1018246
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018246
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.14 hectares
Grid reference
NY 73179 07111, NY 73436 07183, NY 73513 07303
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Warren is a scheduled ancient monument in Westmorland comprising three pillow mounds situated approximately 950 metres south-west of Holme Farm at Smardale Demesne. These earthworks represent the remains of medieval rabbit warrens, a form of managed landscape feature characteristic of medieval and early post-medieval landholding practices. The pillow mounds are ridge-and-furrow cultivation features constructed to provide suitable habitat and protection for rabbit populations, which were valuable as a food resource and source of fur. The site reflects the agricultural economy and land management strategies of medieval Westmorland, demonstrating the importance of organised warren systems within the estates of significant landholders.

Warren including three pillow mounds at Smardale Demesne, 950m south west of Holme Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018246. View the official record →

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What is Warren including three pillow mounds at Smardale Demesne, 950m south west of Holme Farm?

Warren is a scheduled ancient monument in Westmorland comprising three pillow mounds situated approximately 950 metres south-west of Holme Farm at Smardale Demesne.

Who is responsible for protecting Warren including three pillow mounds at Smardale Demesne, 950m south west of Holme Farm?

Warren including three pillow mounds at Smardale Demesne, 950m south west of Holme Farm 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 1018246.

What other scheduled monuments are near Warren including three pillow mounds at Smardale Demesne, 950m south west of Holme Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn on the summit of Rasett Hill (2 km), Dykes and mounds on either side of Scandal Beck (3 km), Medieval settlement and chapel site N of Newbiggin-on-Lune (3.2 km).

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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
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round cairn on the summit of Rasett Hill
2 km
Dykes and mounds on either side of Scandal Beck
3 km
Medieval settlement and chapel site N of Newbiggin-on-Lune
3.2 km
Foundations N of St Oswald's Church
3.3 km
Lynchets WNW of Wharton Hall
3.5 km
Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Wharton Hall
3.6 km
Wharton Hall, gatehouse, banqueting hall and kitchen
3.7 km
Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Lammerside Castle
4.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Warren including three pillow mounds at Smardale Demesne, 950m south west of Holme Farm

Warren including three pillow mounds at Smardale Demesne, 950m south west of Holme Farm stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

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