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Iron Age defended settlement in Fox Covert

England
List entry 1016246
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016246
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.97 hectares
Grid reference
NU 02942 32936
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Fox Covert is an Iron Age defended settlement located in Northumberland, England. The site comprises a hillfort or enclosed settlement characteristic of the Iron Age period in northern Britain, dating to the later prehistoric era. Its defensive earthworks, consisting of banks and ditches, reflect the settlement hierarchy and territorial organisation typical of Iron Age communities in the region. The monument represents important evidence for understanding the structure and economy of Iron Age society in Northumberland during the first millennium BC.

Iron Age defended settlement in Fox Covert is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016246. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Iron Age defended settlement in Fox Covert?

Fox Covert is an Iron Age defended settlement located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016246.

Who is responsible for protecting Iron Age defended settlement in Fox Covert?

Iron Age defended settlement in Fox Covert 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 1016246.

What other scheduled monuments are near Iron Age defended settlement in Fox Covert?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including North Middleton medieval village (9.8 km), Roman period native settlements, field system and medieval shieling on the east slope of Brands Hill, 550m west of Middleton Old Town (10.1 km), Medieval shieling 600m south east of South Middleton (10.2 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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

North Middleton medieval village
9.8 km
Roman period native settlements, field system and medieval shieling on the east slope of Brands Hill, 550m west of Middleton Old Town
10.1 km
Medieval shieling 600m south east of South Middleton
10.2 km
Iron Age defended settlement 740m south east of South Middleton
10.2 km
Enclosed settlement on east slope of Brands Hill, 900m north of Cowboy's Cairn
10.2 km
Prehistoric enclosure, associated field system, cairnfield, round houses and medieval shielings on E and SE slopes of Brands Hill
10.6 km
Roman period native settlement on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 430m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
10.7 km
The Ringles defended settlement 1025m north west of Middleton Dean
10.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Iron Age defended settlement in Fox Covert

Iron Age defended settlement in Fox Covert stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Iron Age defended settlement in Fox Covert

Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~4.6 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~9 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~14.7 miles
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