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Settlement site SE of West Hill

England
List entry 1004670
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004670
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
45.4 hectares
Grid reference
TL 41542 47090
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Settlement site SE of West Hill is a prehistoric settlement site located in Cambridgeshire. The site has produced archaeological evidence of occupation dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, indicating sustained human activity across several centuries of prehistory. Archaeological investigations and fieldwork have revealed structural remains and artefactual assemblages consistent with domestic settlement activity typical of these periods.

Settlement site SE of West Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004670. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Settlement site SE of West Hill?

Settlement site SE of West Hill is a prehistoric settlement site located in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004670.

Who is responsible for protecting Settlement site SE of West Hill?

Settlement site SE of West Hill 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 1004670.

What other scheduled monuments are near Settlement site SE of West Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric barrow cemetery and cross dyke in Five Hill Field, 290m south west of Heath Farm (6.3 km), Castle Grove: a ringwork 370m north-west of Elmdon church (8.3 km), Dagworth moated site, 400m north-west of St Nicholas' Church (8.4 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.
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

Prehistoric barrow cemetery and cross dyke in Five Hill Field, 290m south west of Heath Farm
6.3 km
Castle Grove: a ringwork 370m north-west of Elmdon church
8.3 km
Dagworth moated site, 400m north-west of St Nicholas' Church
8.4 km
Royston Cave
8.4 km
Springfield style enclosure, three bowl barrows and two pond barrows on Whiteley Hill
8.6 km
Barley lock-up
8.7 km
Moated site at Parsonage Farm
8.7 km
Park Wood: a ringwork 75m north-east of Holy Trinity Church
9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Settlement site SE of West Hill

Settlement site SE of West Hill stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Settlement site SE of West Hill

Great ChesterfordRoman town · ~6.1 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~7.9 milesGodmanchesterRoman town · ~17.9 miles
Domesday entry for Foxton, Cambridgeshire →
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