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Castle Steads camp is a Iron Age hillfort situated in County Durham, northern England. The site occupies a defensive position with evidence of multiple phases of occupation and fortification characteristic of the Iron Age period. The earthworks comprise substantial banks and ditches that once enclosed an elevated area suitable for settlement and stock management. Though fragmentary in places, the surviving defensive structures demonstrate the strategic importance of the location during prehistoric times in the north-eastern British landscape.
Castle Steads camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002356. View the official record →
Castle Steads camp is a Iron Age hillfort situated in County Durham, northern England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002356.
Castle Steads camp 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 1002356.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall (2.3 km), Hedleyhill Colliery coke works, 500m south west of Hazlet House (2.4 km), Lanchester Roman fort (Longovicium) (4 km).
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