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Defended settlement 580m north west of Gowanburn is a medieval fortified settlement located in Northumberland, England. The site comprises the remains of a defended enclosure together with associated medieval buildings, reflecting the settlement patterns and defensive requirements of the medieval period in the Anglo-Scottish borderlands. The physical character of the monument includes structural evidence of fortification and domestic occupation typical of the border region during the medieval centuries when small defended settlements provided security for their inhabitants during periods of cross-border conflict and instability.
Defended settlement 580m north west of Gowanburn and associated medieval buildings is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009672. View the official record →
Defended settlement 580m north west of Gowanburn is a medieval fortified settlement located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009672.
Defended settlement 580m north west of Gowanburn and associated medieval buildings 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 1009672.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn, 330m SSW of Deadman's Cairn (0.6 km), Two round cairns 870m south east of Butteryhaugh Bridge including Deadman Cairn (0.7 km), Devil's Lapful Long Cairn, 1km east of Butteryhaugh Bridge (1.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Defended settlement 580m north west of Gowanburn and associated medieval buildings's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Defended settlement 580m north west of Gowanburn and associated medieval buildings stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.