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Defended settlement, 400m west of Titlington Mount is a prehistoric fortified enclosure located in Northumberland. The site represents a defended settlement of Iron Age date, evidenced by its characteristic defensive earthworks comprising banks and ditches. The monument lies within the wider landscape of Iron Age settlement activity in northern England, reflecting the settlement patterns and territorial organisation of communities during the later prehistoric period. Such defended settlements served as focal points for social, economic, and defensive purposes within their respective regions.
Defended settlement, 400m west of Titlington Mount is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007447. View the official record →
Defended settlement, 400m west of Titlington Mount is a prehistoric fortified enclosure located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007447.
Defended settlement, 400m west of Titlington Mount 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 1007447.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Edlingham deserted village (7.3 km), Medieval boundary stone, 220m SSE of Callaly Crag (7.8 km), Round cairn, 260m SSW of Macartney's Cave (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Defended settlement, 400m west of Titlington Mount'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 west of Titlington Mount stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.