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Middle Hurth Edge is a complex archaeological monument in Durham comprising remains of an Iron Age cemetery, an early medieval enclosure, and a medieval farmstead with an associated long boundary. The Iron Age cemetery represents burial activity from the pre-Roman period, whilst the early medieval enclosure indicates settlement or territorial organisation during the post-Roman centuries. The medieval farmstead phase shows continued occupation and agricultural use of the site through the medieval period, with the long boundary likely defining land divisions or field systems associated with farming activity. The palimpsest of successive periods at this location demonstrates sustained human use and land management across more than two millennia.
Iron Age cemetery, early medieval enclosure and medieval farmstead with a long boundary, Middle Hurth Edge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019861. View the official record →
Middle Hurth Edge is a complex archaeological monument in Durham comprising remains of an Iron Age cemetery, an early medieval enclosure, and a medieval farmstead with an associated long boundary. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019861.
Iron Age cemetery, early medieval enclosure and medieval farmstead with a long boundary, Middle Hurth Edge 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 1019861.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman period native settlement, medieval bloomery, building and track, and a charcoal pit at Keld Smithy Green, Holwick Fell (4.4 km), Burnt mound on the south bank of Scar Beck, 510m south west of Mizzes House (4.5 km), Two burnt mounds south of Blackmea Crag Sike, 590m south west of Castle House (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Iron Age cemetery, early medieval enclosure and medieval farmstead with a long boundary, Middle Hurth Edge'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 cemetery, early medieval enclosure and medieval farmstead with a long boundary, Middle Hurth Edge stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.