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Palisaded hilltop enclosure 230m SSE of Dirt Low is a prehistoric defended settlement located in Derbyshire. The monument comprises a hilltop enclosed by a palisade, a defensive barrier formed of wooden posts, which represents a form of settlement fortification characteristic of the Bronze Age or Iron Age periods in Britain. The physical remains of the palisade are now marked by a surviving earthwork bank that traces the former line of the wooden defences. Such palisaded enclosures served both defensive and territorial functions within prehistoric communities, and this example contributes to understanding settlement patterns and social organisation in the Derbyshire uplands during the later prehistoric period.
Palisaded hilltop enclosure 230m SSE of Dirt Low is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020306. View the official record →
Palisaded hilltop enclosure 230m SSE of Dirt Low is a prehistoric defended settlement located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020306.
Palisaded hilltop enclosure 230m SSE of Dirt Low 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 1020306.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rolley Low bowl barrow (8.9 km), Bowl barrow on Longstone Moor (9.1 km), Maury Mine and Sough (9.1 km).
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