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Enclosed hilltop settlement on Pig Hill, 600m south west of High Fallowfield is a prehistoric defensive settlement situated on elevated terrain in County Durham. The monument comprises an enclosed settlement defined by substantial earthwork defences, characteristic of Iron Age or late Bronze Age hillforts common to northern England. The site's hilltop location provided strategic advantage for settlement and defence, a placement typical of later prehistoric communities in the region. Such enclosed settlements represent important evidence for social organisation, land use, and defensive practices during the later prehistoric period in the North East.
Enclosed hilltop settlement on Pig Hill, 600m south west of High Fallowfield is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019919. View the official record →
Enclosed hilltop settlement on Pig Hill, 600m south west of High Fallowfield is a prehistoric defensive settlement situated on elevated terrain in County Durham. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019919.
Enclosed hilltop settlement on Pig Hill, 600m south west of High Fallowfield 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 1019919.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including High Haswell Chapel 300m south east of Low Haswell (0.8 km), Haswell Colliery engine house, 180m north west of Plough Farm (2.3 km), Ludworth Tower (3.4 km).
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