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Defended settlement, 750m east of Titlington Hall Farm is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Northumberland. The monument comprises the earthwork remains of a defended enclosure dating to the Iron Age, representing a significant example of settlement organisation during the later prehistoric period in northern England. The site's defensive characteristics, marked by surviving banks and ditches, indicate its function as a protected habitation centre. Such defended settlements are important archaeological records of social structure and settlement patterns during the Iron Age, when communal fortification became a prevalent feature of the northern British landscape.
Defended settlement, 750m east of Titlington Hall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007445. View the official record →
Defended settlement, 750m east of Titlington Hall Farm is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007445.
Defended settlement, 750m east of Titlington Hall Farm 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 1007445.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Edlingham deserted village (6.2 km), Defended settlement, 800m NNW of Rough Castles (7.3 km), Medieval boundary stone, 1.1km south-east of Callaly Crag (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Defended settlement, 750m east of Titlington Hall Farm'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, 750m east of Titlington Hall Farm stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.