Scheduled MonumentsEnglandHasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm

Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm

England
List entry 1016977
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016977
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
26.4 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 35549 53825
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure is a Neolithic monument complex located approximately 600 metres south of Hasting Hill Farm in Durham, England. The site comprises two distinct archaeological features: a cursus, a long ceremonial earthwork characteristic of the earlier Neolithic period, and a causewayed enclosure, a ditched enclosure with interrupted ditch segments typical of Neolithic settlement and ritual use. Both monuments reflect the ceremonial and domestic practices of Neolithic communities in northern England, contributing to the archaeological understanding of early farming settlement patterns in the region. The site remains visible as earthwork features and is protected as a scheduled monument under English heritage legislation.

Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016977. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm?

Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure is a Neolithic monument complex located approximately 600 metres south of Hasting Hill Farm in Durham, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016977.

Who is responsible for protecting Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm?

Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm 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 1016977.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Hasting Hill, 230m west of Hasting Hill Farm (0.8 km), Defended settlement on Humbledon Hill (2.9 km), Seven Sisters round barrow, Copt Hill, Houghton-le-Spring (4.5 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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm

Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.

The wider landscape

Around Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm

Battle of Neville's Cross 1346Battle (1346) · ~9.2 milesBattle of Newburn Ford 1640Battle (1640) · ~13.6 miles