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Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Castle Hill, 550m north of Broadstone Lodge

England
List entry 1018554
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018554
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.43 hectares
Grid reference
SE 20418 06966
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Castle Hill, located 550 metres north of Broadstone Lodge in Yorkshire, is a Late prehistoric enclosed settlement. The site comprises an earthwork enclosure dating to the later prehistoric period, representing a form of settlement organisation characteristic of late Bronze Age or Iron Age communities in northern England. The earthwork survives as a visible archaeological feature that contributes to understanding patterns of settlement and land use in the Yorkshire landscape during the pre-Roman period.

Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Castle Hill, 550m north of Broadstone Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018554. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Castle Hill, 550m north of Broadstone Lodge?

Castle Hill, located 550 metres north of Broadstone Lodge in Yorkshire, is a Late prehistoric enclosed settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018554.

Who is responsible for protecting Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Castle Hill, 550m north of Broadstone Lodge?

Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Castle Hill, 550m north of Broadstone Lodge 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 1018554.

What other scheduled monuments are near Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Castle Hill, 550m north of Broadstone Lodge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Boundary and wayside cross known as Catshaw Cross (3.5 km), Wayside cross south of Hartcliff Road (5.7 km), Cairnfield in Hagg Wood, Honley, 375m south east of Upper Hagg (6.5 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.
Timeline
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

Boundary and wayside cross known as Catshaw Cross
3.5 km
Wayside cross south of Hartcliff Road
5.7 km
Cairnfield in Hagg Wood, Honley, 375m south east of Upper Hagg
6.5 km
Market cross at Highburton
6.7 km
Emley Day Holes, 200m east of Churchill Farm
6.9 km
Standing cross at Emley
7.3 km
Castle Hill: slight univallate hillfort, small multivallate hillfort, motte and bailey castle and deserted village
8.8 km
Wayside cross on Langsett Moor known as Lady Cross
9.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Castle Hill, 550m north of Broadstone Lodge

Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Castle Hill, 550m north of Broadstone Lodge stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

The wider landscape

Around Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Castle Hill, 550m north of Broadstone Lodge

Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~13.9 miles
Domesday entry for Cumberworth, Yorkshire →
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