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Ward Law is a Iron Age and Romano-British settlement located in Northumberland, England. The site comprises the remains of defensive earthworks and settlement structures that reflect occupation during the Iron Age period, with evidence of continued habitation into the Romano-British era. The monument is situated on high ground, a characteristic location for settlements of this period that offered strategic advantage and visibility across the surrounding landscape. Ward Law represents an important example of settlement continuity across the Iron Age and Romano-British transition in northern England, documenting the way communities adapted to and persisted through the Roman occupation of Britain.
Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Ward Law is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008840. View the official record →
Ward Law is a Iron Age and Romano-British settlement located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008840.
Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Ward Law 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 1008840.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Observation post 140m north west of Ridlees Cairn (9.1 km), Ridlees round cairn, 640m north east of Hanging Crag (9.2 km), Round cairn 230m west of Ridlees Cairn (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Ward Law'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.
Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Ward Law stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.