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Settlement enclosures, 800m north west of Farhill

England
List entry 1007081
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007081
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.68 hectares
Grid reference
NY 29417 58178
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Settlement enclosures, 800 metres north west of Farhill, is a prehistoric monument located in Cumberland, England. The site comprises a series of enclosures whose physical layout and construction reflect settlement patterns characteristic of the Iron Age or earlier periods. Such enclosures typically served defensive, pastoral, or organisational functions within contemporary settlement hierarchies. The monument is recorded as a designated heritage asset and contributes to understanding of prehistoric land use and habitation strategies in the north of England.

Settlement enclosures, 800m north west of Farhill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007081. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Settlement enclosures, 800m north west of Farhill?

Settlement enclosures, 800 metres north west of Farhill, is a prehistoric monument located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007081.

Who is responsible for protecting Settlement enclosures, 800m north west of Farhill?

Settlement enclosures, 800m north west of Farhill 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 1007081.

What other scheduled monuments are near Settlement enclosures, 800m north west of Farhill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hadrian's Wall Vallum between West End, Burgh by Sands and the eastern boundary of Dykesfield (1.9 km), Hadrian's Wall between Fulwood House at Burgh by Sands and Burgh Marsh in wall miles 72 and 73 (2.4 km), Roman fort and watch tower, 800m SSW of Amberfield (3 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Settlement enclosures, 800m north west of Farhill

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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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hadrian's Wall Vallum between West End, Burgh by Sands and the eastern boundary of Dykesfield
1.9 km
Hadrian's Wall between Fulwood House at Burgh by Sands and Burgh Marsh in wall miles 72 and 73
2.4 km
Roman fort and watch tower, 800m SSW of Amberfield
3 km
Hadrian's Wall vallum between east side of road at Burgh Head, and boundary south of Ash Tree Square, Burgh-by-Sands in wall miles 71 and 72
3.2 km
Settlement and field system N of Moorhouse
3.8 km
Burgh by Sands Roman fort, Beaumont camp, Burgh Castle and Hadrian's Wall from boundary west of churchyard, Beaumont to Burgh Head in wall miles 70 and 71
3.9 km
Prehistoric enclosure and trackway, and a Romano-British farmstead WNW of Fingland
4.4 km
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway west of Kirkandrews Farm and the dismantled railway south east of Burgh by Sands in wall miles 70 and 71
4.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Settlement enclosures, 800m north west of Farhill

Settlement enclosures, 800m north west of Farhill stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Settlement enclosures, 800m north west of Farhill

Battle of SarkBattle (1448) · ~5.1 milesBattle of Solway Moss 1542Battle (1542) · ~8 miles
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