Cockfield Fell
United Kingdom /
England /
Evenwood /
World
/ United Kingdom
/ England
/ Evenwood
World / United Kingdom / England
landscape, common land (UK), interesting place, archaeology/history education
Open common land today. Formerly the site of extensive mining, railway and industrial workings dating from the Iron Age until the mid 20th century. The aerial view shows the scars of much industrial activity.
Cockfield Fell constitutes England's largest Scheduled Ancient Monument, described as 'an incomparable association of field monuments relating to the Iron settlement history and industrial evolution of a northern English County'.
Cockfield Fell constitutes England's largest Scheduled Ancient Monument, described as 'an incomparable association of field monuments relating to the Iron settlement history and industrial evolution of a northern English County'.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 54°37'8"N 1°48'34"W
- Pity Me 25 km
- Leyburn Shawl 34 km
- Aysgarth Falls 38 km
- The Spetchels 39 km
- High Cup Nick 40 km
- Lead smelting Mill flue and chimney 43 km
- Former RAF Skipton on Swale 49 km
- Planky Mill 51 km
- Shap Summit 56 km
- Quarry 66 km
- Copley Bents 2.6 km
- Staindrop 4.5 km
- Hamsterley Forest 8 km
- Broom Hill Wind Farm 14 km
- High Hedley Hope Wind Farm 16 km
- West Durham Wind Farm 16 km
- Hury Reservoir 18 km
- Grassholme Reservoir 19 km
- Ashes Quarry 20 km
- Heights Quarry 24 km