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The defended settlement on White Hill, situated 700 metres south-east of Kimmerston in Northumberland, is an Iron Age fortified enclosure. The site comprises a hillfort with defensive earthworks characteristic of the later prehistoric period, representing a settlement pattern common to northern Britain during the Iron Age. The monument's physical remains consist of ramparts and ditches that once enclosed and protected the settlement area. Such defended settlements reflect the social organisation and territorial concerns of Iron Age communities in the region, serving simultaneously as domestic habitation sites and centres of communal defence.
Defended settlement on White Hill, 700m south east of Kimmerston is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006408. View the official record →
The defended settlement on White Hill, situated 700 metres south-east of Kimmerston in Northumberland, is an Iron Age fortified enclosure. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006408.
Defended settlement on White Hill, 700m south east of Kimmerston 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 1006408.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bronze Age field system on Fredden Hill (8.2 km), The Kettles univallate hillfort and enclosed settlement, 261m north west and 331m south west of King's Chair (8.3 km), Bronze Age round house on Fredden Hill 880m south west of Bell's Valley (8.5 km).
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