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North Black Hagg defended settlement

England
List entry 1010336
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010336
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.65 hectares
Grid reference
NT 88360 25042
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

North Black Hagg defended settlement is a prehistoric or early medieval fortified enclosure located in Northumberland. The site comprises an earthwork defence comprising a bank and ditch arrangement characteristic of settlement enclosures from the Iron Age or early historic period. Its physical remains suggest a small defended homestead or farmstead, representative of domestic settlement patterns in northern Britain during these periods. The monument's precise dating and cultural attribution remain subjects of archaeological investigation, though its defensive characteristics and morphology align it with broader traditions of enclosed settlement in the region.

North Black Hagg defended settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010336. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is North Black Hagg defended settlement?

North Black Hagg defended settlement is a prehistoric or early medieval fortified enclosure located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010336.

Who is responsible for protecting North Black Hagg defended settlement?

North Black Hagg defended 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 1010336.

What other scheduled monuments are near North Black Hagg defended settlement?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camp Tops,fort,linear earthwork and field system (7.4 km), Camp Tops,linear earthwork (7.5 km), Fundhope Rig,homestead,linear earthwork and field system (7.6 km).

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Overview
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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
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Camp Tops,fort,linear earthwork and field system
Iron Age · Fort,linear earthwork and field system7.4 km
Camp Tops,linear earthwork
Linear earthwork7.5 km
Fundhope Rig,homestead,linear earthwork and field system
Post-Medieval · Homestead,linear earthwork and field system7.6 km
Hayhope Knowe,palisaded settlement,settlement & field systems
Post-Medieval · Palisaded settlement,settlement & field systems7.8 km
Kelsocleugh,settlement 400m SSW of
Settlement8.1 km
Elm Knowe,settlement
Settlement8.2 km
Outer Cock Law, old roads and linear earthwork
Old roads and linear earthwork8.5 km
Kelsocleugh, farmstead 950m S of
Post-Medieval · Farmstead8.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under North Black Hagg defended settlement

North Black Hagg defended settlement stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

The wider landscape

Around North Black Hagg defended settlement

Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~5.8 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~7.5 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~19.5 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~19.8 miles
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