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Iron Age settlement is a scheduled ancient monument located in Lincolnshire, England, dating to the Iron Age period. The site comprises the remains of an Iron Age settlement with associated archaeological deposits that reflect patterns of habitation and land use during this prehistoric period. The monument's significance lies in its contribution to understanding Iron Age settlement patterns and social organisation in the East Midlands region, where such sites provide evidence for domestic and possibly defensive structures. The physical remains include earthwork features and subsurface archaeological deposits that preserve information about the lives of Iron Age communities in Lincolnshire.
Iron Age settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004939. View the official record →
Iron Age settlement is a scheduled ancient monument located in Lincolnshire, England, dating to the Iron Age period.
Iron Age settlement 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 1004939.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pump and milestone (2 km), Honington camp (2.1 km), Castle Hill (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Iron Age settlement'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 settlement stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.