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Enclosed settlement and hut circles, 250m NNE of Borwens

England
List entry 1007196
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007196
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.31 hectares
Grid reference
SD 62848 83948
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Enclosed settlement and hut circles, 250m NNE of Borwens is a prehistoric settlement site located in Westmorland in the English Lake District. The monument comprises an enclosed settlement with associated hut circles, representing domestic occupation from the Iron Age period. The site demonstrates the characteristic settlement patterns of upland communities during the Iron Age, with circular or sub-circular structures typical of domestic dwellings from this era. The enclosed nature of the settlement indicates organised spatial planning and suggests a concern for livestock management or defence, features common to Iron Age upland settlements in northern Britain.

Enclosed settlement and hut circles, 250m NNE of Borwens is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007196. View the official record →

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What is Enclosed settlement and hut circles, 250m NNE of Borwens?

Enclosed settlement and hut circles, 250m NNE of Borwens is a prehistoric settlement site located in Westmorland in the English Lake District. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007196.

Who is responsible for protecting Enclosed settlement and hut circles, 250m NNE of Borwens?

Enclosed settlement and hut circles, 250m NNE of Borwens 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 1007196.

What other scheduled monuments are near Enclosed settlement and hut circles, 250m NNE of Borwens?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sculptured cross near Shamrock Wood, Whelprigg (2.9 km), Stone circle 200yds (180m) SE of Langthwaite Gill Plantation (4.1 km), Cockpit Hill, medieval motte castle (5.3 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Sculptured cross near Shamrock Wood, Whelprigg
2.9 km
Stone circle 200yds (180m) SE of Langthwaite Gill Plantation
4.1 km
Cockpit Hill, medieval motte castle
5.3 km
Devil's Bridge
5.8 km
Prehistoric, Romano-British, medieval and early post-medieval settlements, field systems and a deer park at High Park, east of Bindloss Farm
6 km
Castle Hill prehistoric defended enclosure
6.4 km
Sealford settlement near Kirkby Lonsdale
6.8 km
Sellet Bank prehistoric defended enclosure
7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Enclosed settlement and hut circles, 250m NNE of Borwens

Enclosed settlement and hut circles, 250m NNE of Borwens stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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