Former plantations which don’t seem to be indicated on Jefferys map of 1775. Now reverted to scrubland. There are remains of prehistoric field systems in this area dating to the Iron Age. It is probable that after these fell out of use the land reverted to a moorland type which in the medieval period became part of Wharncliffe Chase. The right of free warren was given to the Wortley family in 1252 which they used to form a chase rather than an enclosed deer park (Hey 1979, 115). The boundaries of this ancient hunting park are uncertain as there was little change to the landscape which formed the chase. In the 16th century the Wortleys built two enclosed deer parks in the area but the boundaries of the chase were maintained probably till the end of the 17th century. The land was utilised for post-medieval sandstone quarries and then plantation. There is some legibility of the woodland in the current scrub and the boundaries have remained in place. There are also earthwork remains of the prehistoric field systems so legibility of these is partial.