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Whittle Hill is an Iron Age enclosure located in Northumberland, England. The site comprises a roughly circular or oval defensive earthwork characteristic of the later prehistoric period, with banks and ditches forming the principal structural features. Iron Age enclosed settlements of this type, typically dating to the first millennium BC, served residential and pastoral functions within a landscape increasingly organized into distinct territorial units. Such enclosures represent a significant phase in the prehistory of northern England, when communities invested considerable labour in construction and maintenance of fortified settlements.
Iron Age enclosure on Whittle Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006431. View the official record →
Whittle Hill is an Iron Age enclosure located in Northumberland, England. 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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