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Hut circle settlements and field systems at Hetha Burn Head

England
List entry 1014504
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014504
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.56 hectares
Grid reference
NT 86698 26403
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hut circle settlements and field systems at Hetha Burn Head is a Bronze Age monument complex located in Northumberland. The site comprises the remains of domestic structures in the form of hut circles together with associated prehistoric field systems, representing evidence of settlement and land use during the Bronze Age period. The physical remains survive as earthworks visible in the landscape, providing archaeological testimony to prehistoric agricultural communities and their organisation of the surrounding terrain. Such settlements with their field systems offer important insights into Bronze Age settlement patterns and subsistence strategies in the upland regions of northern England.

Hut circle settlements and field systems at Hetha Burn Head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014504. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Hut circle settlements and field systems at Hetha Burn Head?

Hut circle settlements and field systems at Hetha Burn Head is a Bronze Age monument complex located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014504.

Who is responsible for protecting Hut circle settlements and field systems at Hetha Burn Head?

Hut circle settlements and field systems at Hetha Burn Head 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 1014504.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hut circle settlements and field systems at Hetha Burn Head?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cocklawfoot,enclosure 150m NW of (7.9 km), Outer Souter Cleugh,cairns (8 km), Dry Slack,farmstead and enclosure (8.2 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.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cocklawfoot,enclosure 150m NW of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure7.9 km
Outer Souter Cleugh,cairns
Cairns8 km
Dry Slack,farmstead and enclosure
Post-Medieval · Farmstead and enclosure8.2 km
Camp Tops,fort,linear earthwork and field system
Iron Age · Fort,linear earthwork and field system8.4 km
Camp Tops,linear earthwork
Linear earthwork8.6 km
Hayhope Knowe,palisaded settlement,settlement & field systems
Post-Medieval · Palisaded settlement,settlement & field systems8.8 km
Fundhope Rig,homestead,linear earthwork and field system
Post-Medieval · Homestead,linear earthwork and field system8.8 km
Kelsocleugh,settlement 400m SSW of
Settlement9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hut circle settlements and field systems at Hetha Burn Head

Hut circle settlements and field systems at Hetha Burn Head stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

The wider landscape

Around Hut circle settlements and field systems at Hetha Burn Head

Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~6.5 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~6.8 milesBattle of Ancrum MoorBattle (1545) · ~14.7 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~19.3 miles
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