© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Warrening enclosure on Flainsey Rigg is a medieval rabbit warren situated approximately 1.5 kilometres east of Low Dalby in Yorkshire. The monument comprises an enclosed area with associated earthwork features characteristic of managed warrens used for the commercial or domestic production of rabbits, a practice that became established in England from the medieval period onwards. The enclosure's physical layout reflects the deliberate containment and management strategies employed by its operators to regulate the rabbit population within defined boundaries. Such warrens represent an important aspect of medieval and post-medieval land use and represent a specialist form of animal husbandry that complemented agricultural and hunting practices on estates.
Warrening enclosure on Flainsey Rigg, 1.5km east of Low Dalby is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020672. View the official record →
Warrening enclosure on Flainsey Rigg is a medieval rabbit warren situated approximately 1.5 kilometres east of Low Dalby in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020672.
Warrening enclosure on Flainsey Rigg, 1.5km east of Low Dalby 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 1020672.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 570m south east of Warren House (2.8 km), Long barrow 530m north of Keeper's Cottage (3 km), Round barrow 470m north of Keeper's Cottage (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Warrening enclosure on Flainsey Rigg, 1.5km east of Low Dalby'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, 1.5km east of Low Dalby stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.