Lismore Fields

Lismore Fields is a prehistoric settlement near the River Wye in Buxton, Derbyshire, discovered in 1984 by the Trent and Peak Archaeological Trust while searching for a Roman road [1]. Excavations revealed two Early Neolithic longhouses, among the best-preserved examples in Britain [2]. Building 1 dates to 3800-3650 BC and Building 2 to 3650-3350 BC [2]. The site yielded one of the largest cereal assemblages from any Early Neolithic site in England, possibly representing the earliest evidence of cereal cultivation in the British Isles [2]. It is a protected Scheduled Monument [1] [2].