Scheduled MonumentsEnglandReaveley Hill settlement

Reaveley Hill settlement

England
List entry 1006468
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006468
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.9 hectares
Grid reference
NT 99871 17247
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Reaveley Hill settlement is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Northumberland. The site comprises the remains of a substantial defensive or domestic enclosure, evidenced by surviving earthwork features including banks and ditches that define its perimeter. Dating to the Iron Age, the settlement represents a significant example of nucleated settlement patterns in northern Britain during the pre-Roman period. The monument demonstrates the continued occupation and organisation of upland communities in Northumberland during later prehistory.

Reaveley Hill settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006468. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Reaveley Hill settlement?

Reaveley Hill settlement is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006468.

Who is responsible for protecting Reaveley Hill settlement?

Reaveley Hill settlement 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 1006468.

What other scheduled monuments are near Reaveley Hill settlement?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Palisaded settlement, 740m north west of Northfieldhead (5.5 km), Unenclosed hut circle settlement 655m south west of White Gate (5.7 km), Cairnfield, unenclosed hut circle settlement and area of cord rig 190m north east of Pigdon's Leap (6 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
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Reaveley Hill settlement

Reaveley Hill settlement stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.