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Castlesteads is a small multivallate hillfort located on The Helm in Westmorland, England. The site is defined by multiple concentric earthwork defences comprising banks and ditches, characteristic of Iron Age fortification design in northern Britain. Its elevated position on The Helm would have provided commanding views across the surrounding landscape, serving both defensive and territorial functions typical of hillforts in the region during the Iron Age period. The monument represents an important example of prehistoric settlement and defensive architecture in the Lake District and northern upland zone of England.
Castlesteads small multivallate hillfort on The Helm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008263. View the official record →
Castlesteads is a small multivallate hillfort located on The Helm in Westmorland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008263.
Castlesteads small multivallate hillfort on The Helm 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 1008263.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Packhorse bridge at the Post Office (2.9 km), Basingill gunpowder works, 130m south of Force Bridge (3.1 km), Levens Park, round barrows and medieval settlements, including Temple of Diana (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castlesteads small multivallate hillfort on The Helm'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.
Castlesteads small multivallate hillfort on The Helm stands on Silurian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.