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Castle Steads is a slight univallate hillfort located in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a single defensive bank and ditch enclosure, characteristic of Iron Age hillforts in northern Britain, though univallate examples are relatively modest in scale compared to multivallate fortifications elsewhere. The slight earthwork suggests either a defended settlement of limited strategic importance or a site that has been substantially degraded by subsequent cultivation and erosion. Such hillforts typically date to the Iron Age period, representing territorial or domestic occupation sites within the broader settlement hierarchy of prehistoric Yorkshire.
Castle Steads slight univallate hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009322. View the official record →
Castle Steads is a slight univallate hillfort located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009322.
Castle Steads 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 1009322.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coverham Abbey Premonstratensian monastery and precinct including Holy Trinity Church and medieval bridge (1 km), East Witton camp slight univallate hillfort (1.5 km), William's Hill (2.8 km).
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