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Defended settlement, 550m south west of Broomhouse, is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Northumberland. The site comprises an irregular enclosure defined by banks and ditches, representative of Iron Age defensive architecture in northern Britain. Dating to the Iron Age period, the settlement would have served as a fortified residence or communal gathering place for a local population. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and represents an important example of prehistoric settlement patterns in the region.
Defended settlement, 550m south west of Broomhouse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006410. View the official record →
Defended settlement, 550m south west of Broomhouse, is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006410.
Defended settlement, 550m south west of Broomhouse 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 1006410.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn on the summit of Heddon Hill (7.9 km), Settlements SE of Heddon Hill (8.1 km), Percy's Cross, Beanley (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Defended settlement, 550m south west of Broomhouse'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, 550m south west of Broomhouse stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.