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Craster defended settlement is an Iron Age fortified enclosure located in Northumberland, England. The site comprises a substantial univallate or bivallate earthwork, consisting of a ditch and bank system that enclosed a residential settlement, typical of the defended farmsteads characteristic of the northern British Iron Age. Dating to the Iron Age period, the monument represents evidence of agricultural communities who constructed defensive works around their domestic and farming spaces during this period. The earthwork remains visible as an archaeological feature, contributing to the archaeological record of Iron Age settlement patterns in Northumberland.
Craster defended settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014506. View the official record →
Craster defended settlement is an Iron Age fortified enclosure located in Northumberland, England. 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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