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The palisaded settlement on Hart Law is a prehistoric fortified enclosure located in Northumberland, northern England. The site is defined by a substantial timber palisade that once enclosed a settlement area, representing settlement practice during the Iron Age or earlier prehistoric periods. The monument survives as an archaeological earthwork where the palisade line remains visible in the landscape, providing evidence of the defensive or boundary-marking strategies employed by early communities in the region. The site contributes to understanding of settlement patterns and construction techniques in prehistoric Northumberland, forming part of the wider archaeological record of fortified settlements in northern Britain.
Palisaded settlement on Hart Law is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006417. View the official record →
The palisaded settlement on Hart Law is a prehistoric fortified enclosure located in Northumberland, northern England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006417.
Palisaded settlement on Hart Law 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 1006417.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Palisaded settlement, 740m north west of Northfieldhead (1 km), Unenclosed hut circle settlement 655m south west of White Gate (1.6 km), Alnham medieval settlement (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Palisaded settlement on Hart Law'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.
Palisaded settlement on Hart Law stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.