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Defended settlement, 400 metres south west of Nesbit is a prehistoric fortified enclosure located in Northumberland. The site consists of a circular or oval defensive earthwork, characteristic of Iron Age settlement practices in northern Britain, dating to sometime within the Iron Age period. The monument represents evidence of domestic occupation protected by substantial ramparts, reflecting the strategic and social organisation of Iron Age communities in the region. Such defended settlements were typical of the period and demonstrate the importance of fortification for protection and territorial assertion in prehistoric Northumberland.
Defended settlement, 400m south west of Nesbit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002918. View the official record →
Defended settlement, 400 metres south west of Nesbit is a prehistoric fortified enclosure located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002918.
Defended settlement, 400m south west of Nesbit 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 1002918.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman period native settlement and medieval shieling on east slopes of Brands Hill, 1100m south east of Carey Burn Bridge (9.2 km), Roman period native settlement and associated field system and trackway on north east slope of Brands Hill (9.2 km), Enclosed settlement and subsidiary enclosure on east slope of Brands Hill, 700m south west of the south western edge of Broom Crook Plantation (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Defended settlement, 400m south west of Nesbit'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, 400m south west of Nesbit stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.