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Defended settlement, 600m south east of Red Stead is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Northumberland. The site comprises an enclosure defined by a substantial bank and ditch, characteristic of Iron Age defensive architecture in northern Britain. The monument dates to the Iron Age period and represents the type of enclosed settlement typical of this era in the region, serving as evidence of social organisation and land management practices among prehistoric communities. Such defended settlements are significant for understanding settlement patterns and the distribution of population across the Northumberland landscape during the later pre-Roman iron age.
Defended settlement, 600m south east of Red Stead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014056. View the official record →
Defended settlement, 600m south east of Red Stead is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014056.
Defended settlement, 600m south east of Red Stead 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 1014056.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craster defended settlement (3.2 km), Lesbury Bridge (5.3 km), The Norse Camp (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Defended settlement, 600m south east of Red Stead'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, 600m south east of Red Stead stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.