Scholes Coppice

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Scholes Coppice (also called Scholes Wood) in an area of ancient woodland located to the north-west of Kimberworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. It was once part of the Kimberworth Deer Park, and contains a number of archaeological sites, the most significant of which is thought to be an Iron Age hill fort. [1] [2] Known as Caesar's Camp or Castle Holmes, this Scheduled Ancient Monument was partially excavated in the 1990s. It consists of an outer bank 2–5 metres high and 15 metres wide that may have been topped by a wooden palisade, which is paralleled by a 15-metre-wide ditch. There is no obvious entrance to the site.

Ancient woodland term used in the United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, an ancient woodland is a woodland that has existed continuously since 1600 or before in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Before those dates, planting of new woodland was uncommon, so a wood present in 1600 was likely to have developed naturally.

Kimberworth human settlement in United Kingdom

Kimberworth is a suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, about 2.2 miles (3.5 km) north west of Rotherham town centre and 4.7 miles (7.6 km) north-east of the City of Sheffield.

Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham Metropolitan borough in England

The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. It is named after its largest town, Rotherham, but also spans the outlying towns of Maltby, Rawmarsh, Swinton, Wath-upon-Dearne, and also Dinnington and Laughton as well as a suburban and rural element composed of hills, escarpments and broad valleys.

Scholes Coppice and the neighbouring Keppel's Field (which was once a part of the woodland) were designated a Local Nature Reserve by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council in 1996. [3]

References and notes

  1. "Scholes Coppice and Bray Plantation". Fuelling a Revolution: The woods that founded the steel country. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
  2. Historic England. "Caesar's Camp, Scholes Coppice, Rotherham (1004829)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  3. "Scholes Coppice and Keppel's Field". English Nature . Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-03-25.

Coordinates: 53°27′6″N1°24′25″W / 53.45167°N 1.40694°W / 53.45167; -1.40694

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