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Castercliff is a small multivallate hillfort located in Lancashire, England, situated on elevated terrain that commands views of the surrounding landscape. The site is defended by multiple concentric ramparts and ditches, a characteristic feature of Iron Age hillforts in northern Britain, typically dating to the later prehistoric period. The defensive works at Castercliff reflect the strategic importance of controlling the local territory during the Iron Age, when such fortified settlements served as focal points for community organisation and defence. The monument survives as a scheduled ancient monument and represents an important example of Iron Age settlement archaeology in the North West of England.
Castercliff small multivallate hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007404. View the official record →
Castercliff is a small multivallate hillfort located in Lancashire, England, situated on elevated terrain that commands views of the surrounding landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007404.
Castercliff small multivallate hillfort 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 1007404.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 140m east of Beadle Hill (4.4 km), Bowl barrow 90m east of Twist Castle (4.7 km), Twist Castle Romano-British farmstead (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castercliff small multivallate hillfort'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.
Castercliff small multivallate hillfort stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.