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Counter Hill is a Late prehistoric enclosed settlement situated 220 metres north-east of Moorcock Hall in Yorkshire. The monument comprises an enclosure defined by a substantial bank and ditch system, with an outlying defensive or boundary feature that extends beyond the main settlement perimeter. Dating to the Late Bronze Age or Iron Age, such enclosed settlements are characteristic of the later prehistoric period in northern England and represent a significant phase of territorial organisation and settlement hierarchy. The site's defensive earthworks and spatial arrangement indicate a community of some status and permanence during this formative period of British prehistory.
Late prehistoric enclosed settlement with an outlying bank and ditch on Counter Hill, 220m north east of Moorcock Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018260. View the official record →
Counter Hill is a Late prehistoric enclosed settlement situated 220 metres north-east of Moorcock Hall in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018260.
Late prehistoric enclosed settlement with an outlying bank and ditch on Counter Hill, 220m north east of Moorcock Hall 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 1018260.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Six carved rocks in field west of Riddlesden Golf Course (6 km), Cup and ring marked rock 42m east of Rivock Edge triangulation pillar (6 km), Cup marked rock 47m south east of Rivock Edge triangulation pillar (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Late prehistoric enclosed settlement with an outlying bank and ditch on Counter Hill, 220m north east of Moorcock Hall'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.
Late prehistoric enclosed settlement with an outlying bank and ditch on Counter Hill, 220m north east of Moorcock Hall stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.