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Defended settlement, 100m north west of Chester Cottage is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Northumberland. The site consists of defensive earthwork features characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in northern Britain, comprising banks and ditches that would have enclosed domestic occupation. Such defended settlements represent a significant phase of prehistoric social organisation, reflecting the need for protection and communal identity during the Iron Age period. The monument's survival as an archaeological feature contributes to understanding settlement hierarchies and land use patterns in the borderland regions of prehistoric northern England.
Defended settlement, 100m north west of Chester Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014073. View the official record →
Defended settlement, 100m north west of Chester Cottage is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014073.
Defended settlement, 100m north west of Chester Cottage 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 1014073.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Alnwick Abbey (2.5 km), St Mary's Chantry House (2.9 km), Lion Bridge (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Defended settlement, 100m north west of Chester Cottage'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.
Defended settlement, 100m north west of Chester Cottage stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.