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Humbleton Hill is a multiphase hilltop settlement in Northumberland that demonstrates occupation spanning from the Iron Age through the medieval period. The site contains the earthwork remains of an Iron Age hillfort, characterised by defensive ramparts and ditches that enclosed the hilltop, alongside evidence of prehistoric settlement activity. Medieval shielings, the temporary pastoral shelters associated with seasonal transhumance practices, were subsequently established on the hill, indicating its continued use as a landscape of economic significance in later centuries. The monument represents layered settlement patterns reflecting changing land use and social organisation across more than two thousand years of occupation.
Prehistoric enclosed settlement, Iron Age hillfort and medieval shielings on Humbleton Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016714. View the official record →
Humbleton Hill is a multiphase hilltop settlement in Northumberland that demonstrates occupation spanning from the Iron Age through the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016714.
Prehistoric enclosed settlement, Iron Age hillfort and medieval shielings on Humbleton 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 1016714.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield 400m north of Threestoneburn House (7.5 km), Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House (7.8 km), Romano-British farmstead on the eastern slope of Dod Hill, 1km north of The Dod (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prehistoric enclosed settlement, Iron Age hillfort and medieval shielings on Humbleton Hill'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.
Prehistoric enclosed settlement, Iron Age hillfort and medieval shielings on Humbleton Hill stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.