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Ring Chesters defended settlement is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Northumberland, England. The site consists of a univallate hillfort with a single defensive bank and ditch, characteristic of Iron Age fortified settlements in northern Britain. The monument dates to the Iron Age period and represents the type of defended residential enclosure that served both domestic and protective functions for communities in this region during the pre-Roman era. Ring Chesters exemplifies the archaeological evidence for settlement patterns and defensive strategies employed by Iron Age populations in the north of England.
Ring Chesters defended settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008364. View the official record →
Ring Chesters defended settlement is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008364.
Ring Chesters defended 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 1008364.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fasset Hill,cultivation terraces (8.7 km), Sourhope,scooped homesteads 200m NE and 300m ENE of (8.8 km), Kaim Knowe,farmstead 850m E of Sourhope (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ring Chesters defended settlement'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.
Ring Chesters defended settlement stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.