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Promontory fort on Helsby Hill 250m north west of Harmers Lake Farm

England
List entry 1013292
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013292
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.68 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 49267 75391
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Promontory fort on Helsby Hill is an ancient hillfort situated in Cheshire, approximately 250 metres north-west of Harmers Lake Farm. The site occupies a naturally defensive promontory position and is characterised by substantial earthwork defences comprising ramparts and ditches that exploit the topography of the landscape. Dating to the Iron Age, the fort represents a significant example of prehistoric fortified settlement in the North West of England. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument and remains an important archaeological resource for understanding settlement patterns and defensive practices during the Iron Age period in this region.

Promontory fort on Helsby Hill 250m north west of Harmers Lake Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013292. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Promontory fort on Helsby Hill 250m north west of Harmers Lake Farm?

Promontory fort on Helsby Hill is an ancient hillfort situated in Cheshire, approximately 250 metres north-west of Harmers Lake Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013292.

Who is responsible for protecting Promontory fort on Helsby Hill 250m north west of Harmers Lake Farm?

Promontory fort on Helsby Hill 250m north west of Harmers Lake Farm 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 1013292.

What other scheduled monuments are near Promontory fort on Helsby Hill 250m north west of Harmers Lake Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Maiden's Cross, wayside cross 520m SSW of Four Lane Ends (2.8 km), Roman camp on Birch Hill 200m north west of Birchdale Farm (3.6 km), Moated site, fishpond and connnecting channel, Elton (3.7 km).

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Overview
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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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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

The Maiden's Cross, wayside cross 520m SSW of Four Lane Ends
2.8 km
Roman camp on Birch Hill 200m north west of Birchdale Farm
3.6 km
Moated site, fishpond and connnecting channel, Elton
3.7 km
Castle Cob motte
4.6 km
Glassworking remains in Glazier's Hollow, 330m south of Kingswood Cottage
5 km
14th century kiln
6.3 km
St Plegmund's Well 200m east of Bankfield Farm
6.4 km
Field system 200m south east of Longley Cottage
6.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Promontory fort on Helsby Hill 250m north west of Harmers Lake Farm

Promontory fort on Helsby Hill 250m north west of Harmers Lake Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Promontory fort on Helsby Hill 250m north west of Harmers Lake Farm

Battle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~8.1 milesBattle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~13.4 milesBattle of Nantwich 1644Battle (1644) · ~16.2 miles
Domesday entry for Helsby, Cheshire →
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