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Craster defended settlement is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Northumberland. The site comprises an Iron Age hillfort with defensive earthworks consisting of a rampart and ditch system that encloses an area of habitation. The monument dates to the Iron Age period and represents evidence of organized settlement and defensive architecture from this era in north-eastern England. The site remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement patterns in the region, though detailed excavation records are limited in the modern scholarly literature.
Craster defended settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014506. View the official record →
Craster defended settlement is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014506.
Craster defended settlement 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 1014506.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunstanburgh Castle: Romano-British settlement, 14th century enclosure castle and harbour, and World War II pillbox and foxhole (2.2 km), Defended settlement, 600m south east of Red Stead (3.2 km), Dovecote S of Glebe Farm (3.6 km).
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