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Defended settlement, 507m north west of Pawston Lake

England
List entry 1006527
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006527
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.51 hectares
Grid reference
NT 85054 31848
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Defended settlement, 507m north west of Pawston Lake is a prehistoric fortified enclosure located in Northumberland. The site comprises an earthwork defence consisting of a substantial bank and ditch arrangement, characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in northern Britain. Dating to the Iron Age period, the monument represents a significant example of defended domestic settlement in the region, reflecting the strategic importance of fortified habitation during this era. The site's defensive characteristics and spatial organisation provide evidence of organised community settlement and territorial control in prehistoric Northumberland.

Defended settlement, 507m north west of Pawston Lake is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006527. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Defended settlement, 507m north west of Pawston Lake?

Defended settlement, 507m north west of Pawston Lake is a prehistoric fortified enclosure located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006527.

Who is responsible for protecting Defended settlement, 507m north west of Pawston Lake?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Defended settlement, 507m north west of Pawston Lake?

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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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
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
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Kip Knowe,settlement
Settlement8.8 km
Shoulder Hill,homestead
Homestead8.9 km
Roman period native enclosed farmstead, 470m ESE of Fleehope
9.2 km
Butter Sike,enclosure 900m ENE of Attonburn
Post-Medieval · Enclosure 900m ene of attonburn9.4 km
Fawcett Shank defended settlement, 620m SSE of Fleehope
9.5 km
Sourhope,unenclosed platform settlement and field system 1900m N of
Post-Medieval · Unenclosed platform settlement and field system9.6 km
Cliftoncote,cultivation terraces
Cultivation terraces9.6 km
Enclosed native settlements, cultivation terraces and cairn field south west of Mounthooly
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Defended settlement, 507m north west of Pawston Lake

Defended settlement, 507m north west of Pawston Lake stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

The wider landscape

Around Defended settlement, 507m north west of Pawston Lake

Battle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~4.1 milesBattle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~7.6 milesBattle of Ancrum MoorBattle (1545) · ~14.1 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~16.5 miles
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