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The palisaded settlement on Trows Law is a prehistoric defended settlement located in Northumberland. The site comprises the remains of a settlement enclosed by a timber palisade, representing a form of settlement defences characteristic of the Iron Age period in northern Britain. The monument sits within a landscape that reflects patterns of Iron Age settlement and land use in the region. Such palisaded settlements demonstrate the social organisation and defensive strategies employed by Iron Age communities in the north of England.
Palisaded settlement on Trows Law is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008842. View the official record →
The palisaded settlement on Trows Law is a prehistoric defended settlement located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008842.
Palisaded settlement on Trows 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 1008842.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crigdon Hill round cairn (8.2 km), Observation post 140m north west of Ridlees Cairn (9.2 km), Ridlees round cairn, 640m north east of Hanging Crag (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Palisaded settlement on Trows 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 Trows Law stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.