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Camphill settlement

England
List entry 1003658
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003658
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.5 hectares
Grid reference
NT 97453 54693
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Camphill settlement is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Northumberland, England. The site consists of the remains of an Iron Age settlement, characterised by earthwork defences and internal structures typical of the period. The monument preserves evidence of domestic occupation and represents an important example of Iron Age settlement patterns in the north of England. Such settlements provide valuable archaeological data regarding the social organisation and land use practices of pre-Roman Britain in the region.

Camphill settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003658. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Camphill settlement?

Camphill settlement is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003658.

Who is responsible for protecting Camphill settlement?

Camphill settlement 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 1003658.

What other scheduled monuments are near Camphill settlement?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Halidon Hill settlement (0.7 km), Monastic site identified as St Leonard's Nunnery (1.2 km), Medieval church and graveyard 330m north west of Berwick Castle (2 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Camphill settlement

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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Halidon Hill settlement
0.7 km
Monastic site identified as St Leonard's Nunnery
1.2 km
Medieval church and graveyard 330m north west of Berwick Castle
2 km
Enclosure castle, two 16th century gun turrets and an early 17th century house
2.3 km
The medieval and post-medieval fortifications at Berwick upon Tweed
2.6 km
Spades Mire linear earthwork and section of rig and furrow
2.8 km
Berwick Bridge
2.9 km
Witches Cleuch, fort 430m ENE of Chesterfield
Iron Age · Fort 430m ene of chesterfield3.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Camphill settlement

Camphill settlement stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.

The wider landscape

Around Camphill settlement

The Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~0.9 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~12.1 milesBattle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~16.1 miles
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