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Polygonal prehistoric enclosure and associated field system at Petterilbank Cottages is a Bronze Age monument located in Cumberland, England. The site comprises an irregular polygonal enclosure formed by substantial earthwork banks, accompanied by a contemporaneous field system of linear boundaries that extend across the surrounding landscape. The monument is characteristic of later prehistoric settlement patterns in northern England, demonstrating land division and occupation strategies typical of the Bronze Age period. The earthwork remains survive as a valuable record of prehistoric land use and territorial organisation in the Lake District region.
Polygonal prehistoric enclosure and associated field system at Petterilbank Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007872. View the official record →
Polygonal prehistoric enclosure and associated field system at Petterilbank Cottages is a Bronze Age monument located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007872.
Polygonal prehistoric enclosure and associated field system at Petterilbank Cottages 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 1007872.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Petteril Green Romano-British farmstead, associated field system and two trackways (1.1 km), Roman camp 200m south west of Knowe Farm (3.9 km), Roman camp 200m west of Galleygill Bridge (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Polygonal prehistoric enclosure and associated field system at Petterilbank Cottages's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Polygonal prehistoric enclosure and associated field system at Petterilbank Cottages stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.