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Earthwork at Crawley Tower is a scheduled ancient monument situated in Northumberland. The site comprises earthwork remains associated with Crawley Tower, a structure with historical roots in the medieval period and later occupation. The earthwork elements represent substantial ground features that have survived to the present day, though the precise chronology and functional purpose of the various components require archaeological assessment. The monument reflects the long history of settlement and fortification in this region of northern England.
Earthwork at Crawley Tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006599. View the official record →
Earthwork at Crawley Tower is a scheduled ancient monument situated in Northumberland.
Earthwork at Crawley Tower 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 1006599.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn, 260m SSW of Macartney's Cave (7.5 km), Group of round cairns, 40m east of Hob's Nick (7.5 km), Medieval boundary stone, 220m SSE of Callaly Crag (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthwork at Crawley Tower'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.
Earthwork at Crawley Tower stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.