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Whittle Hill Iron Age enclosure is a prehistoric defensive settlement located in Northumberland. The site comprises an enclosed settlement defended by a substantial bank and ditch system, characteristic of Iron Age fortified farmsteads in northern Britain dating to the pre-Roman period. The enclosure represents the settlement patterns and land management practices of Iron Age communities in the region, providing evidence of organized domestic and agricultural activity during the first millennium before Christ. Such enclosed settlements were typical of the Iron Age landscape in Northumberland, reflecting both the social organization and defensive requirements of contemporary populations.
Iron Age enclosure on Whittle Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006431. View the official record →
Whittle Hill Iron Age enclosure is a prehistoric defensive settlement located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006431.
Iron Age enclosure on Whittle Hill 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 1006431.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn, 400m SSW of Bolam church (4.5 km), Defended settlement, 200m south west of Bolam Hall (4.9 km), Defended settlement on Slate Hill, 300m north west of Bolam Lake (5.6 km).
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