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Croglam Castle defended Iron Age settlement

England
List entry 1004615
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004615
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.58 hectares
Grid reference
NY 76845 07692
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Croglam Castle is a defended Iron Age settlement located in Westmorland, England. The site comprises an enclosed hillfort with substantial defensive earthworks characteristic of Iron Age fortified settlements in the north of England. The remains consist of banks and ditches that once enclosed a residential and possibly ritual space, reflecting the settlement patterns and social organisation of Iron Age communities in the region. The monument dates to the Iron Age period and represents an important archaeological record of pre-Roman occupation in Westmorland.

Croglam Castle defended Iron Age settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004615. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Croglam Castle defended Iron Age settlement?

Croglam Castle is a defended Iron Age settlement located in Westmorland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004615.

Who is responsible for protecting Croglam Castle defended Iron Age settlement?

Croglam Castle defended Iron Age 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 1004615.

What other scheduled monuments are near Croglam Castle defended Iron Age settlement?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Wharton Hall (1.1 km), Lynchets WNW of Wharton Hall (1.3 km), Wharton Hall, gatehouse, banqueting hall and kitchen (1.5 km).

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Overview
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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
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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Wharton Hall
1.1 km
Lynchets WNW of Wharton Hall
1.3 km
Wharton Hall, gatehouse, banqueting hall and kitchen
1.5 km
Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Lammerside Castle
2.5 km
Lammerside Castle medieval tower house
2.9 km
Three round cairns 190m south of White Brackens House
3.4 km
Giants' Graves, four pillow mounds 300m south east of White Brackens House
3.5 km
Round cairn on the summit of Rasett Hill
3.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Croglam Castle defended Iron Age settlement

Croglam Castle defended Iron Age settlement stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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