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Halidon Hill settlement

England
List entry 1003657
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003657
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.86 hectares
Grid reference
NT 96798 54785
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Halidon Hill settlement is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Northumberland, England. The site comprises the remains of an Iron Age defensive structure, characterised by its enclosing earthwork which would have served both protective and territorial functions typical of settlements from this period. The monument represents an important example of Iron Age settlement patterns in north-eastern England, demonstrating how communities organised themselves within fortified enclosures during the centuries immediately preceding the Roman conquest of Britain.

Halidon Hill settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003657. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Halidon Hill settlement?

Halidon Hill settlement is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003657.

Who is responsible for protecting Halidon Hill settlement?

Halidon Hill settlement 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 1003657.

What other scheduled monuments are near Halidon Hill settlement?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camphill settlement (0.7 km), Monastic site identified as St Leonard's Nunnery (1.8 km), Witches Cleuch, fort 430m ENE of Chesterfield (2.5 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.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Camphill settlement
0.7 km
Monastic site identified as St Leonard's Nunnery
1.8 km
Witches Cleuch, fort 430m ENE of Chesterfield
Iron Age · Fort 430m ene of chesterfield2.5 km
Medieval church and graveyard 330m north west of Berwick Castle
2.6 km
Enclosure castle, two 16th century gun turrets and an early 17th century house
2.9 km
The medieval and post-medieval fortifications at Berwick upon Tweed
3.2 km
Chester Crane promontory fort
3.3 km
Spades Mire linear earthwork and section of rig and furrow
3.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Halidon Hill settlement

Halidon Hill settlement stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.

The wider landscape

Around Halidon Hill settlement

The Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~0.7 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~12 milesBattle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~16.1 miles
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