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Defended settlement, 800m SSE of South Charlton Farm, is an Iron Age enclosed settlement located in Northumberland. The site consists of a roughly circular or oval enclosure defined by a substantial defensive ditch and bank system, characteristic of later prehistoric fortified settlements in northern England. The monument dates to the Iron Age period, representing a significant example of domestic and defensive architecture from this era in the region. Such enclosed settlements typically served as farmsteads or communal refuges and provide evidence of social organisation, land use, and settlement patterns in pre-Roman Northumberland.
Defended settlement, 800m SSE of South Charlton Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014074. View the official record →
Defended settlement, 800m SSE of South Charlton Farm, is an Iron Age enclosed settlement located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014074.
Defended settlement, 800m SSE of South Charlton 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 1014074.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Alnwick Abbey (5.2 km), St Mary's Chantry House (5.6 km), Lion Bridge (5.6 km).
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