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Settlement on The Hawk

England
List entry 1007204
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007204
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
SD 24059 92242
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Settlement on The Hawk is a prehistoric settlement located in Lancashire. The site comprises the remains of ancient habitation visible as earthwork features in the landscape. Dating evidence and archaeological investigation have established its occupation during the prehistoric period, contributing to understanding of early settlement patterns in the region. The monument's designation reflects its significance as a record of human activity and land use in Lancashire during antiquity.

Settlement on The Hawk is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007204. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Settlement on The Hawk?

Settlement on The Hawk is a prehistoric settlement located in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007204.

Who is responsible for protecting Settlement on The Hawk?

Settlement on The Hawk 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 1007204.

What other scheduled monuments are near Settlement on The Hawk?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairns on Kiln Bank 1/6 to 1/2 mile (270m-800m) SSE of Far Kiln Bank Farmhouse (2.6 km), Conscientious Objectors’ Stone, 140m south east of Green Moor farmhouse (3.2 km), Dike, circles and cairns on Bleaberry Haws (3.4 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Settlement on The Hawk

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Settlement on The Hawk's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

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

Cairns on Kiln Bank 1/6 to 1/2 mile (270m-800m) SSE of Far Kiln Bank Farmhouse
2.6 km
Conscientious Objectors’ Stone, 140m south east of Green Moor farmhouse
3.2 km
Dike, circles and cairns on Bleaberry Haws
3.4 km
Cairnfield 210m south west of Throng Moss Reservoir
3.7 km
Prehistoric hut circle settlements, enclosure, cairnfields, funerary cairns, a dispersed medieval settlement, field system and kilns on Heathwaite Fell
4.5 km
Duddon Bridge Ironworks and associated leats and Duddon Bridge Bobbin Mill and associated leats 370m north west of Duddon Bridge
5.8 km
Hesk Fell prehistoric cairnfield and funerary cairn, a linear boundary, and a dispersed medieval settlement and field system 840m west of Horseman Gate
5.8 km
Crosby Gill prehistoric cairnfield and field system and a dispersed medieval settlement and associated lynchets 450m west of Crosbythwaite
6.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Settlement on The Hawk

Settlement on The Hawk stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.

Domesday entry for Broughton, Yorkshire →
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