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Skelmore Heads is a slight univallate hillfort located on high ground near Woodside Farm in Lancashire. The monument consists of a palisaded hilltop enclosure defended by a single defensive line, characteristic of Iron Age fortification strategies. A dewpond, a shallow artificial water collection feature, is associated with the site and would have served practical purposes for settlement or pastoral use. The enclosure represents the type of modest hill-fort settlement typical of northern England during the Iron Age period, reflecting the defensive and administrative strategies of prehistoric communities in this region.
Palisaded hilltop enclosure, a slight univallate hillfort, and a dewpond at Skelmore Heads, 280m east of Woodside Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014875. View the official record →
Skelmore Heads is a slight univallate hillfort located on high ground near Woodside Farm in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014875.
Palisaded hilltop enclosure, a slight univallate hillfort, and a dewpond at Skelmore Heads, 280m east of Woodside Farm 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 1014875.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement 660m south east of Holme Bank (1.8 km), Concentric stone circle on Birkrigg Common (2.2 km), Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure west of Scales Haggs, 300m NNE of Scales Green Farm (2.7 km).
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