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Promontory fort south of Ballcross Farm is a prehistoric hillfort located in Derbyshire, England. The site occupies a naturally defensive promontory position and is defended by earthwork fortifications typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in the Midlands region. The fort's strategic location and physical defences indicate its use as a locus of control and habitation during the later prehistoric period, likely serving administrative, defensive, or settlement functions for the communities that inhabited the area. Such promontory forts represent an important class of archaeological monument documenting the social organisation and territorial arrangements of Iron Age societies in central England.
Promontory fort south of Ballcross Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011430. View the official record →
Promontory fort south of Ballcross Farm is a prehistoric hillfort located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011430.
Promontory fort south of Ballcross 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 1011430.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rainslow Scrins 470m south west of Leadmines Farm (8.9 km), Lead mines 600m and 980m south west of Oddo House Farm (9 km), Two lead mines known as Winster Pitts and Drummer's Venture (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Promontory fort south of Ballcross Farm'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.
Promontory fort south of Ballcross Farm stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.