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Enclosed settlement on Ewesley Fell is a prehistoric or early historic settlement site located in Northumberland, situated approximately 1.2 kilometres north-west of Ewesley. The monument comprises an enclosed settlement, a form of defended or deliberately bounded domestic site characteristic of Iron Age or Romano-British period communities in northern Britain. The site is defined by its enclosing earthwork, which would have served both practical and symbolic purposes in demarcating and protecting the settlement space. Such enclosed settlements represent important evidence for understanding settlement patterns, social organisation, and land use in the upland regions of Northumberland during the pre-Roman and early Roman periods.
Enclosed settlement on Ewesley Fell, 1.2km north west of Ewesley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006486. View the official record →
Enclosed settlement on Ewesley Fell is a prehistoric or early historic settlement site located in Northumberland, situated approximately 1.2 kilometres north-west of Ewesley. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006486.
Enclosed settlement on Ewesley Fell, 1.2km north west of Ewesley 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 1006486.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn, 750m north west of Bellion Farm (4.7 km), Round cairn, 400m north west of Bellion Farm (5 km), Round cairn, 230m south of Netherwitton Hall (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Enclosed settlement on Ewesley Fell, 1.2km north west of Ewesley'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.
Enclosed settlement on Ewesley Fell, 1.2km north west of Ewesley stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.