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Circular enclosure W of Second Linthaugh

England
List entry 1006430
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006430
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.3 hectares
Grid reference
NT 92955 36563
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Circular enclosure W of Second Linthaugh is a prehistoric earthwork situated in Northumberland. The monument comprises a circular or sub-circular defensive enclosure defined by a bank and ditch, characteristic of Iron Age settlement sites in northern Britain. Its precise dating remains uncertain, though such enclosures typically belong to the Iron Age period, and it forms part of a broader pattern of enclosed settlements documented across the Northumberland landscape. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England as a scheduled monument, reflecting its significance to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in the region.

Circular enclosure W of Second Linthaugh is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006430. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Circular enclosure W of Second Linthaugh?

Circular enclosure W of Second Linthaugh is a prehistoric earthwork situated in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006430.

Who is responsible for protecting Circular enclosure W of Second Linthaugh?

Circular enclosure W of Second Linthaugh 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 1006430.

What other scheduled monuments are near Circular enclosure W of Second Linthaugh?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bronze Age field system on Fredden Hill (9.6 km), Bronze Age round house on Fredden Hill 880m south west of Bell's Valley (10 km), Iron Age defended settlement and cultivation terraces 600m north east of Brown's Law Cottage (10.1 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bronze Age field system on Fredden Hill
9.6 km
Bronze Age round house on Fredden Hill 880m south west of Bell's Valley
10 km
Iron Age defended settlement and cultivation terraces 600m north east of Brown's Law Cottage
10.1 km
Two Roman period native settlements and associated field system on Coldberry Hill
10.1 km
Great Hetha defended settlement
10.1 km
Roman period native enclosed settlement 370m WNW of Great Hetha defended settlement
10.2 km
Hetha Burn defended settlement, Roman period native enclosed settlement and associated trackways
10.3 km
Romano-British farmstead 760m north of Whitehall
10.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Circular enclosure W of Second Linthaugh

Circular enclosure W of Second Linthaugh stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Circular enclosure W of Second Linthaugh

Battle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~2.4 milesBattle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~5.4 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~12.2 miles
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