Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBeacon and enclosure, 175m east of Mootlaw

Beacon and enclosure, 175m east of Mootlaw

England
List entry 1015850
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015850
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.62 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 01105 75947
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Beacon and enclosure, 175m east of Mootlaw, is a prehistoric monument located in Northumberland, comprising both a beacon structure and associated enclosure. The site dates to the Bronze Age period and represents evidence of ceremonial or defensive activity in the landscape during the second millennium before the present era. The monument survives as earthwork remains visible in the present topography, though the precise original dimensions and construction details require archaeological assessment. The combination of beacon and enclosure suggests a site of strategic or ritual significance within its local settlement hierarchy.

Beacon and enclosure, 175m east of Mootlaw is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015850. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Beacon and enclosure, 175m east of Mootlaw?

Beacon and enclosure, 175m east of Mootlaw, is a prehistoric monument located in Northumberland, comprising both a beacon structure and associated enclosure. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015850.

Who is responsible for protecting Beacon and enclosure, 175m east of Mootlaw?

Beacon and enclosure, 175m east of Mootlaw is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1015850.

What other scheduled monuments are near Beacon and enclosure, 175m east of Mootlaw?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Sunnybrae at Halton Shields and Haltonchesters Roman fort in wall miles 20 and 21 (7.4 km), Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the B6321 and Sunnybrae at Halton Shields, in wall miles 18 and 19 (7.5 km), Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the Fence Burn and the track to Portgate Cottage in wall miles 21 and 22 (7.7 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Beacon and enclosure, 175m east of Mootlaw

Beacon and enclosure, 175m east of Mootlaw stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.