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Defended settlement, 507m north west of Pawston Lake is a prehistoric enclosure located in Northumberland. The monument comprises an earthwork defence consisting of a substantial bank and ditch arrangement that encloses an area of settlement activity. Dating to the Iron Age, the site represents evidence of defended domestic occupation during a period when hillforts and enclosed settlements were common features of the British landscape. The earthwork survives as an upstanding archaeological feature, preserving material evidence of settlement strategies and defensive practices employed by Iron Age communities in northern England.
Defended settlement, 507m north west of Pawston Lake is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006527. View the official record →
Defended settlement, 507m north west of Pawston Lake is a prehistoric enclosure located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006527.
Defended settlement, 507m north west of Pawston Lake 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 1006527.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kip Knowe,settlement (8.8 km), Shoulder Hill,homestead (8.9 km), Roman period native enclosed farmstead, 470m ESE of Fleehope (9.2 km).
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