Scheduled MonumentsEnglandHuckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses

Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses

England
List entry 1011838
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011838
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.5 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 07292 82800
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Huckhoe palisaded enclosure is a Romano-British defended settlement located approximately 550 metres north-east of Bolam West Houses in Northumberland. The site comprises an enclosure defended by a substantial palisade, representing a form of settlement fortification characteristic of the Romano-British period in northern Britain. The monument reflects the adoption of defensive strategies by native British communities during the Roman occupation, demonstrating settlement practices in the frontier regions away from major Roman installations. Archaeological evidence from the site contributes to understanding the nature of indigenous settlement and land use in Northumberland during the Romano-British era.

Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011838. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses?

Huckhoe palisaded enclosure is a Romano-British defended settlement located approximately 550 metres north-east of Bolam West Houses in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011838.

Who is responsible for protecting Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses?

Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses 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 1011838.

What other scheduled monuments are near Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Defended settlement, 450m NNW of Ferney Chesters (2.4 km), Bowl barrow, 200m ENE of Shortflatt (2.5 km), Belsay tower house and attached unfortified wing, deserted medieval village, possible moated site, promontory fort and watch post (4.4 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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Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses

Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~18.3 milesBattle of Newburn Ford 1640Battle (1640) · ~12.8 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~13.7 miles