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Boltby Scar promontory fort is an Iron Age hillfort situated on the North York Moors in North Yorkshire, England. The fort occupies a prominent position on a natural promontory, defended by multiple ramparts and ditches that exploit the natural topography of the steep scarp. The site is associated with two round barrows, which represent Bronze Age burial monuments predating the later Iron Age fortification, indicating prolonged human activity and significance at this landscape location. The promontory fort itself dates to the Iron Age period and represents a defensive settlement typical of northern Britain during this era.
Boltby Scar promontory fort and two round barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013086. View the official record →
Boltby Scar promontory fort is an Iron Age hillfort situated on the North York Moors in North Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013086.
Boltby Scar promontory fort and two round barrows 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 1013086.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 230m east of Sutton Bank Farm (3.1 km), Round barrow 480m east of Yorkshire Gliding Club (4.1 km), Roulston Scar Iron Age promontory fort (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Boltby Scar promontory fort and two round barrows's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Boltby Scar promontory fort and two round barrows stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.