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Warrening enclosure on Flainsey Rigg is a medieval earthwork located near Upper Dalby Wood in Yorkshire. The monument comprises an enclosed area defined by banks and ditches, characteristic of the warren systems established across medieval England to manage populations of rabbits and other game for both subsistence and commercial purposes. The site dates to the medieval period, when such enclosures became increasingly common features of the manorial landscape. The earthwork remains visible as a landscape feature, preserving evidence of medieval land management practices in the Yorkshire uplands.
Warrening enclosure on Flainsey Rigg, 1.45km east of Upper Dalby Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020673. View the official record →
Warrening enclosure on Flainsey Rigg is a medieval earthwork located near Upper Dalby Wood in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020673.
Warrening enclosure on Flainsey Rigg, 1.45km east of Upper Dalby 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 1020673.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 570m south east of Warren House (2.7 km), Long barrow 530m north of Keeper's Cottage (2.9 km), Round barrow 470m north of Keeper's Cottage (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Warrening enclosure on Flainsey Rigg, 1.45km east of Upper Dalby Wood'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.
Warrening enclosure on Flainsey Rigg, 1.45km east of Upper Dalby Wood stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.