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The defended settlement on Dunstan Hill, located approximately 400 metres north of Doxford Farm in Northumberland, is an Iron Age fortified settlement comprising a series of defensive earthworks. The site is characterised by banks and ditches arranged to enclose and protect domestic occupation within the hill fort structure. Such settlements were typical of the later prehistoric period in northern Britain, representing the social organisation and defensive requirements of Iron Age communities. The earthwork remains continue to provide archaeological evidence for settlement patterns and defensive strategies in Northumberland during this period.
Defended settlement on Dunstan Hill 400m north of Doxford Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014486. View the official record →
The defended settlement on Dunstan Hill, located approximately 400 metres north of Doxford Farm in Northumberland, is an Iron Age fortified settlement comprising a series of defensive earthworks. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014486.
Defended settlement on Dunstan Hill 400m north of Doxford 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 1014486.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Heiferlaw defended settlement and Second World War Zero Station, 100m north of Holywell (6 km), Heiferlaw tower house, 230m north east of Holywell (6 km), Defended settlement, 100m north west of Chester Cottage (7.3 km).
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