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Gibbie's Knowe defended settlement and later rectangular building

England
List entry 1014079
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014079
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.68 hectares
Grid reference
NY 64745 95077
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Gibbie's Knowe is a defended settlement of Iron Age date located in Northumberland. The site comprises an enclosed settlement associated with a later rectangular building, representing occupation across distinct periods. The defended enclosure itself reflects the characteristic settlement patterns of the Iron Age in northern Britain, whilst the rectangular structure indicates continued use or reoccupation in a subsequent phase, possibly Romano-British or later. The monument is recorded in the National Heritage List for England and represents an important survival of prehistoric defensive settlement archaeology in the region.

Gibbie's Knowe defended settlement and later rectangular building is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014079. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Gibbie's Knowe defended settlement and later rectangular building?

Gibbie's Knowe is a defended settlement of Iron Age date located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014079.

Who is responsible for protecting Gibbie's Knowe defended settlement and later rectangular building?

Gibbie's Knowe defended settlement and later rectangular building 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 1014079.

What other scheduled monuments are near Gibbie's Knowe defended settlement and later rectangular building?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Devil's Lapful Long Cairn, 1km east of Butteryhaugh Bridge (2.3 km), Romano-British enclosed settlement, 290m south east of Butteryhaugh Bridge (2.7 km), Romano-British enclosed settlement, 720m north east of Catcleugh (2.8 km).

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Monuments
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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
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Civil War
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Devil's Lapful Long Cairn, 1km east of Butteryhaugh Bridge
2.3 km
Romano-British enclosed settlement, 290m south east of Butteryhaugh Bridge
2.7 km
Romano-British enclosed settlement, 720m north east of Catcleugh
2.8 km
Two round cairns 870m south east of Butteryhaugh Bridge including Deadman Cairn
3 km
Kielder Viaduct
3.1 km
Bran's Walls Romano-British enclosed settlements, 400m SSE of Kielder Head
3.2 km
Defended settlement 580m north west of Gowanburn and associated medieval buildings
3.3 km
Round cairn, 330m SSW of Deadman's Cairn
3.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Gibbie's Knowe defended settlement and later rectangular building

Gibbie's Knowe defended settlement and later rectangular building stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.

The wider landscape

Around Gibbie's Knowe defended settlement and later rectangular building

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~21.1 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~14.5 milesBattle of Ancrum MoorBattle (1545) · ~19.4 milesBattle of PhiliphaughBattle (1645) · ~24.2 miles
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