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Prehistoric defended settlement 500m north west of West Holme House

England
List entry 1021113
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021113
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.19 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 02451 19511
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Prehistoric defended settlement 500m north west of West Holme House is a Iron Age fortified enclosure located in County Durham. The site comprises a univallate or multivallate earthwork defence system typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in northern England, consisting of a ditch and bank arrangement constructed to enclose and protect domestic occupation. The settlement dates to the Iron Age period, representing the established pattern of defended hilltop and valley-floor communities that characterised prehistoric settlement hierarchies across the region during the later prehistoric period.

Prehistoric defended settlement 500m north west of West Holme House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021113. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Prehistoric defended settlement 500m north west of West Holme House?

Prehistoric defended settlement 500m north west of West Holme House is a Iron Age fortified enclosure located in County Durham. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021113.

Who is responsible for protecting Prehistoric defended settlement 500m north west of West Holme House?

Prehistoric defended settlement 500m north west of West Holme House 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 1021113.

What other scheduled monuments are near Prehistoric defended settlement 500m north west of West Holme House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowes Castle (6.8 km), Roman Fort (Lavatrae) (6.9 km), Romano-British settlement site to the east and south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse (8.9 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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowes Castle
6.8 km
Roman Fort (Lavatrae)
6.9 km
Romano-British settlement site to the east and south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse
8.9 km
Late prehistoric walled settlement 200m south-south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse
9 km
Late prehistoric ditched, scarp-edge settlement 400m south-south-west of East Mellwaters farmhouse
9.2 km
Scargill fortified house, medieval settlement and associated field system
9.3 km
Medieval chapel 350m south east of Castle Farm
9.4 km
Roman shrine on Scargill Moor
9.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Prehistoric defended settlement 500m north west of West Holme House

Prehistoric defended settlement 500m north west of West Holme House stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Prehistoric defended settlement 500m north west of West Holme House

CatterickRoman town · ~17.7 milesBattle of Neville's Cross 1346Battle (1346) · ~20.3 miles
Domesday entry for Cotherstone, Yorkshire →
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