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Defended settlement on Wall Crags is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Northumberland, England. The site comprises the remains of an enclosed settlement defended by substantial earthwork ramparts, characteristic of Iron Age defensive architecture in northern Britain. The settlement dates to the Iron Age period, when such fortified enclosures served as centres of habitation and control in the landscape. The earthworks remain visible as archaeological features that contribute to understanding settlement patterns and defensive strategies employed by Iron Age communities in the region.
Defended settlement on Wall Crags is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008425. View the official record →
Defended settlement on Wall Crags is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008425.
Defended settlement on Wall Crags 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 1008425.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval wayside cross, 780m SSE of Walwick Grange (1.1 km), Medieval cross, 400m south east of Crag House (1.3 km), Hillfort on Warden Hill, 1km north-west of High Warden (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Defended settlement on Wall Crags'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 on Wall Crags stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.