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Draft Desk Based Assessment ~ Appendix D: Detailed Area, Gazetteer Of Sites Defined By Category

Annette Roe, Field Archaeology Specialists. 2003.

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Abbreviations: EH = English Heritage SAM = Scheduled Ancient Monument
NMR = National Monument Record NMN = National Monument Number
SMR = Sites and Monuments Record (North Yorks) NYM = North Yorkshire Monument
OS = Ordnance Survey (maps) OSAR = Ordnance Survey Antiquity Record
MGA = Mike Griffiths and Associates FAS = Field Archaeology Specialists
DNR 983/14 = Aerial photograph reference

DBA Ref Cross Refs Source NGR Parish Site Details Date Cat.
1 SAM NY36 NYM 21543 SAM SMR SE 2812 7899 to SE 2911 7974 W. Tanfield Cursus Cursus orientated SW-NE recognised from aerial photography for a length of 2.3km. Partially excavated neol A
2 SAM NY36 NYM 21543 SAM SMR SE 2805 8005 W. Tanfield Thornborough north henge Henge Class IIA surviving as earthworks, covered in trees from 19th century neol A
3 SAM NY36 NYM 21543 SAM SMR SE 2852 7947 W. Tanfield Thornborough central henge Henge Class IIA neol A
4 SAM NY36 NYM 21543 SAM SMR SE 2893 7885 E. Tanfield Thornborough south henge (Former SAM NY360): 20/1/1980. Earth circle near Romburgh. Good condition - banks stand to nearly 2m in places. East side barely visible. Plough evidence. Slight indication of an inner ditch. Henge Class IIA neol A
5 SAM NY36 NYM 21543 SAM SMR SE 2871 7887 E. Tanfield Pit alignment Partially excavated. Southern end not included in SAM   neol A/E
6   SMR SE 2866 7873 E. Tanfield Barrow Cropmark of probable barrow at southern end of pit alignment DBA 5 B.A A
7 SAM NY36 NYM 21543 SAM SMR SE 2878 7910 E. Tanfield Centre Hill Round Barrow (Former SAM NY976): 20/1/1980 - just visible as a slight raise in the ground, approximately 27m in diameter. Excavated B.A A
8 SAM 29508 NYM 21011 SAM SMR SE 2860 8015 W. Tanfield Round barrow at Three Hills Field (Former SAM NY984): 500m NE of Camp House. 3 barrows in a line, oriented NE-SW and 14. and 22m apart respectively. Up to 4m high and 30 m in diameter. Each originally had a ditch of up to 3m wide, now filled. Cremation burials found in a ll in the 19th C. Bowl barrows. Excavated. B.A A
9 SAM 29508 NYM 21011 SAM SMR SE 2860 8024 W. Tanfield Round barrow at Three Hills Field   B.A A
10 SAM 29508 NYM 21011 SAM SMR SE 2862 8022 W. Tanfield Round barrow at Three Hills Field   B.A A
11 SAM 29509 NYM 21012 SAM SMR SE 2939 7868 E. Tanfield Barrow 425m NW of Rushwood Hall (Former SAM NY1202): Scheduled 1953. Round barrow in the Vale of Mowbray. Bowl barrow. 20/1/1980 -Low circular mound 0.3m high, 30m in diameter. Originally had a ditch 3m wide - now filled. Gravel track cuts across SE of the monument. B.A A
12   SMR SE 2847 7920 E. Tanfield Bowl barrow Excavated. Now destroyed B.A E
13   SMR SE 2835 7948 W. Tanfield Barrow Possible spread round barrow. Now destroyed B.A E
14 SAM 29522 NYM 21024 SAM SMR SE 2887 7802 E. Tanfield East Tanfield DMV (Former SAM NY470): One of the best documented DMVs in Yorkshire. Earthworks, building platforms yards, enclosures, tracks, hollow ways, located on the river terrace 400m north of the Ure. Wide central street (Towngate) cut up to 3m below ground level to the east, and thought to be an earlier course of the River Ure. Back land - now a metalled road. (Dated 1066-1539) med A
15 SAM 28251 NYM 19887 NYM 20922 SAM SMR SE 3045 7980 SE 3041 7981 Kirklington Moat Moated site at Upsland farm. Moat: type A1 (C) (Dated 1066 - 1539) med A
16 NYM 19886 SMR SE 304 798 Kirklington DMV Upsland, possible DMV. Signeurial moated site med + A
17 SAM NY64 NYM 21550 SAM SMR SE 2696 7875 W. Tanfield Tanfield Bridge Bridge which replaced earlier ferry, rebuilt 1737 p-med A
18   EH SE 2817 7985 W. Tanfield Camp House Listed Grade II. Listing 8/67. Moor Lane, Nosterfield. Early 19th century stone-built farmhouse early 19thC A
19   EH SE 2923 7935 E. Tanfield Chapel Hill Farmhouse Listed Grade II. Listing 8/16. Thornborough Road (south side). East Tanfield. Early 19th century farmhouse early 19thC A
20   EH SE 2895 7787 E. Tanfield Manor Farmhouse Listed Grade II. Listing 8/17. West Tanfield Road (south side). East Tanfield. Early 19th century farmhouse early 19thC A
21   OS SE 3040 8060 Kirklington Ings Goit Section of stream labelled as 'mill race' on 1856 OS map p-med C
22 NYM 13726 SMR SE 2800 7833 N Stainley/ Sleningford Sleningford Mill   p-med C
23 NYM 13990 SMR SE 2827 7806 N Stainley/ Sleningford Mill   p-med C
24 NYM 14082 SMR SE 2772 7856 W. Tanfield Tanfield Mill Record of Mill Field in 1684 p-med C
25 NYM14658 SMR SE 2775 8040 W. Tanfield Hamlet Nosterfield (includes several Listed Buildings) med+ A
26 NYM 15938 SMR SE 2925 7975 W. Tanfield Village Thornborough med+ B
27 NYM 15759 SMR SE 2690 7885 W. Tanfield Village West Tanfield (includes many Listed Buildings) med+ A
28 NYM 14445 SMR SE 2721 8072 Well Lime Kiln Nosterfield Lime Kilns p-med D
29   OSAR SE 296 797 E. Tanfield Cropmark Ring ditch to east of Thornborough village   C
30 NYM 15495 SMR SE 2906 8017 W. Tanfield Cropmark Enclosure? Possible earlier field boundaries   D
31 NYM 19907 SMR SE 3020 7908 E. Tanfield Cropmark Enclosure/ field system (only partially plotted)   C
32 NYM 20199 SMR SE 3031 8030 Kirklington Cropmark Trackway seen on DNR 980/31   C
33 NYM 20200 SMR SE 3030 8025 Kirklington Cropmark Enclosure   C
34 NYM 20202 SMR SE 3089 8020 Kirklington Cropmark Enclosure and linear features   C
35 NYM 20205 SMR SE 3055 8112 Kirklington Cropmark Trackway seen on DNR 983/14   C
36 NYM 20206 SMR SE 3050 8106 Kirklington Cropmark Ditch seen on DNR 983/14   C
37 NYM 20219 SMR SE 3091 8060 Kirklington Cropmark Enclosure, tracks, linear features, ring ditches   C
38   OS SE 2915 7912 E. Tanfield Chapel Site of chapel at Chapel Hill shown on OS 1856 map med? C
39   SMR SE 2720 8110 Well Cropmark Field boundaries on ANY117/21(one boundary shows on OS 1856), possible pit alignment   D
40   SMR SE 2730 8075 Well Cropmark Continuation of pit alignments excavated in DBA 41Dseen on ANY117/19   B
41   MGA/ FAS SE 279 808 (centred) Well W. Tanfield Watching brief and excavation Nosterfield . Excavations 1991-2002 Cropmarks seen on ANY117/18, ANY160/18, NMR 12110/25 neol - Rom E
41A   FAS SE 2806 4810 Well pit alignment Excavated ditch / pit alignment seen on ANY160/18 neol E
41B   MGA SE 2850 8043 W. Tanfield pit alignment Excavated neol E
41C   FAS SE 2755 8060 Well pit alignment Excavated double pit alignment prehist E
41D   FAS SE 2750 8070 (centred) Well pit alignments Excavated pair of pit alignments, southern one continues W as DBA 40, northern one seen on ANY117/18 prehist E
41E   MGA SE 2895 8050 (centred) W. Tanfield pit groups Excavated sparsely distributed groups of pits containing evidence for neolithic occupation neol E
41F   MGA SE W. Tanfield environmental Samples taken from peat formed in early prehistoric lake prehist E
41G   FAS   W. Tanfield environmental Samples taken from solution holes along the edge of an early prehistoric lake prehist E
41H   MGA   W. Tanfield pits Excavated isolated pits neol E
41I   FAS   W. Tanfield pits Excavated pit groups containing evidence for neolithic occupation neol E
42   MGA/ FAS SE 2760 8082 Well Kiln/dryer Excavated kiln dated 100-170AD Rom E
43   SMR NMR SE 2934 8074 (centred) W. Tanfield Cropmark Miscellaneous linear features seen on MAL71178/010. (Southern ones probably land drains)   D
44   NMR SE 3000 8095 Kirklington Cropmark Track and miscellaneous features seen on NMR 12644/21   C
45   OS SE 2968 7994 W. Tanfield Pond Pond seen on 1856 OS map p-med E
46   NMR SE 2980 7979 E. Tanfield Cropmark Pit alignments, ditch, field boundaries, ridge and furrow seen on DNR 540/23 preh - p-med C
47   NMR SE 2968 8007 W. Tanfield Cropmark Enclosure or natural feature   D
48   NMR SE 2919 7954 E. Tanfield Cropmark Ovate enclosure excavated by Harding, also possible barrow and elongated feature (not plotted) neol B
49   SMR SE 2880 8020 W. Tanfield Cropmark Tracks, field boundaries and possible ring ditch seen on ANY117/07   D
50   SMR SE 2851 8027 W. Tanfield Cropmark Double pit alignment, ring ditch, linear feature seen on ANY91/07   B
51   SMR SE 2820 8009 W. Tanfield Cropmark Possible cursus   D
52   SMR SE 2730 8009 W. Tanfield Cropmark Field boundaries seen on ANY163/03, NMR17300/51   D
53   SMR SE 2710 7986 W. Tanfield Cropmark Possible ring ditch seen on ANY163/03, fence line   D
54   SMR SE 2797 7986 W. Tanfield Earthwork Curved earthwork seen on pre-quarry photo ANY29/02   C
55   SMR SE 2880 7983 W. Tanfield Cropmark Possible enclosure seen on ANY201/08   D
56   SMR SE 2899 7975 W. Tanfield Cropmark Possible ring ditch seen on RAF/540/1401/F22/0354   D
57   SMR SE 2923 7900 E. Tanfield Cropmark Possible enclosure   D
58   SMR SE 2882 7939 and SE 2850 7930 E. Tanfield Cropmark Two possible enclosures seen on ANY006/05 (one within scheduled area SAM NY36)   D
59   SMR SE 2930 7823 E. Tanfield Cropmark Possible ring ditch seen on ANY163/07   D
60   NMR SE 2912 7815 E. Tanfield Cropmark Probable geological feature seen on CUCAP BPF95   D
61   SMR SE 2883 8080 W. Tanfield Cropmark Probable geological feature seen on ANY 29/03   D
62   SMR SE 2880 8108 Well Cropmark Possible ring ditch seen on MAL 71178/010   D
63 NYM 19912 SMR SE 3117 7717 to 3165 7843 Sutton with Howgrave Cropmark Possible cursus   D
64 NYM 13755 SMR SE 2934 7776 to SE 2968 7793 E. Tanfield Cropmark Pit alignment   C
65 NYM 23368 SMR SE 281 807 W. Tanfield Find spot Ceremonial hand axe from Nosterfield neol E
66 NYM 15805 SMR SE 294 793 E. Tanfield Find spot Stone axe found at Chapel Hill preh E
67   SMR SE 2969 7951 E. Tanfield Find spot Concentration of field walking finds preh C
68   SMR SE 2995 7825 E. Tanfield Find spot Concentration of field walking finds preh C
69   SMR SE 2770 8053 Well Find spot Concentration of field walking finds preh C
70   SMR SE 2908 8038 W. Tanfield Find spot Concentration of field walking finds preh C
71   SMR SE 2726 8083 Well Cropmark Curvilinear features and possible pit group on ANY117/19   D
72   SMR SE 2840 8024 W. Tanfield Cropmark Small linear feature to the west of DBA 50 on ANY91/07   D
73   OS SE 3040 8008 Kirklington Quarry pit Quarry seen on OS 1856 and DNR980/31 p-med D
329   MGA BGS SE 2860 8090 (centred) Well peat deposits Peat deposits formed within a former lake containing evidence for the environment from the early Holocene to Iron Age prehist - med B
330   FAS BGS SE 2957 4806 W. Tanfield peat deposit   prehist+ B

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