Scheduled MonumentsEnglandEnclosed settlement on Ewesley Fell, 1.2km north west of Ewesley

Enclosed settlement on Ewesley Fell, 1.2km north west of Ewesley

England
List entry 1006486
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006486
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.58 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 05012 92618
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Enclosed settlement on Ewesley Fell, 1.2km north west of Ewesley?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Enclosed settlement on Ewesley Fell, 1.2km north west of Ewesley?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Enclosed settlement on Ewesley Fell, 1.2km north west of Ewesley?

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).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Enclosed settlement on Ewesley Fell, 1.2km north west of Ewesley

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.