Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBurntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system, 570m east of Ivy Pool

Burntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system, 570m east of Ivy Pool

England
List entry 1017962
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017962
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.51 hectares
Grid reference
NY 92939 52004
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Burntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system is a scheduled monument located on moorland in Northumberland, dating to the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods. The site comprises the remains of a settlement with associated agricultural field boundaries, reflecting the exploitation of upland terrain during prehistory. The monument lies at approximately 570 metres east of Ivy Pool and represents an important example of prehistoric land use and organisation in the North Pennines region. The field system and settlement structures survive as earthwork remains visible on the fell landscape, providing evidence of pastoral and arable activity in antiquity.

Burntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system, 570m east of Ivy Pool is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017962. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Burntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system, 570m east of Ivy Pool?

Burntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system is a scheduled monument located on moorland in Northumberland, dating to the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017962.

Who is responsible for protecting Burntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system, 570m east of Ivy Pool?

Burntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system, 570m east of Ivy Pool 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 1017962.

What other scheduled monuments are near Burntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system, 570m east of Ivy Pool?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield 730m south east of Burntshield Haugh (0.8 km), Prehistoric hut circle settlement, farmstead and field system, 425m east of Burntshield Haugh (1.2 km), Hut circle settlement and field system, Romano-British settlement, hush and lead ore works, 750m north east of Burntshield Haugh (1.8 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Burntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system, 570m east of Ivy Pool

Burntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system, 570m east of Ivy Pool stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Burntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system, 570m east of Ivy Pool

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~10.8 milesBattle of Newburn Ford 1640Battle (1640) · ~16.4 miles