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How Hill is a univallate hillfort situated in Yorkshire, England, representing Iron Age defensive architecture. The site is defined by a single substantial defensive rampart enclosing an interior settlement area, characteristic of hillfort construction during the Iron Age period. Its location and form suggest strategic control of the surrounding landscape, typical of hillforts serving as centres of settlement, trade, and territorial authority in late prehistoric Britain.
How Hill large univallate hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012604. View the official record →
How Hill is a univallate hillfort situated in Yorkshire, England, representing Iron Age defensive architecture. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012604.
How Hill large univallate hillfort 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 1012604.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement and field system at Walburn Hall (2.3 km), Ellerton Priory: a Cistercian nunnery including fishponds, water management system, mill, field systems and Ellerton medieval settlement (3.1 km), Cup marked stone on Stainton Moor above White Bog (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of How Hill large univallate hillfort'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.
How Hill large univallate hillfort stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.