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Gainsthorpe deserted medieval village

Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Coins and tokensCoins and tokens
Buttons and bucklesButtons and buckles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: strap ends, lead weights, site protected).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

medieval village earthworks

Deserted medieval village preserved as humps and hollows in a field of Gainsthorpe Farm, south of Hibaldstow. Its sunken roads and raised tofts and crofts form one of the clearest medieval village plans on the ground.View source →

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