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Castle Crag is a univallate hillfort located in Westmorland, England, dating to the Iron Age. The monument consists of a single defensive rampart enclosing the hilltop, a characteristic feature of univallate fortifications of this period. Its precise location and condition reflect the archaeological record of Iron Age settlement patterns in the Lake District region, where such hillforts served defensive and possibly administrative functions for local communities. The site remains an important example of prehistoric fortified settlement in northern England.
Castle Crag slight univallate hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007411. View the official record →
Castle Crag is a univallate hillfort located in Westmorland, England, dating to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007411.
Castle Crag slight univallate 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 1007411.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and Romano-British farmstead north west of Tongue House Barn. (6.1 km), Round cairn 250m south-south-west of Bluegill Fold (6.5 km), Northern round cairn on north end of The Tongue, Troutbeck Park (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle Crag slight univallate 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.
Castle Crag slight univallate hillfort stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is felsic tuff.