Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPrehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill

Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill

England
List entry 1016240
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016240
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
30.14 hectares
Grid reference
NT 98014 24605
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement on the north east slopes of Brands Hill is a scheduled ancient monument comprising scattered burial cairns and associated habitation evidence dating to the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods. Romano-British occupation of the site is evidenced by a village settlement and organised field system, indicating sustained agricultural use and settlement during the Roman period. A medieval field system overlies earlier phases of occupation, demonstrating continued land use and farming activity through the medieval period. The palimpsest of remains spanning multiple periods provides evidence of long-term human occupation and landscape exploitation on the Northumberland uplands.

Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016240. View the official record →

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What is Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill?

The Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement on the north east slopes of Brands Hill is a scheduled ancient monument comprising scattered burial cairns and associated habitation evidence dating to the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods.

Who is responsible for protecting Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill?

Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill 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 1016240.

What other scheduled monuments are near Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system, cairnfield and cord rig cultivation immediately north west of Linhope Spout (7.8 km), Hunt Law round barrow and two round barrows 1000ft (300m) to N of it (8.2 km), Knock Hill promontory camp (8.3 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill

Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

The wider landscape

Around Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill

Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~2.6 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~9.5 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~19.3 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~20.2 miles