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Settlement SW of Mealo Hill House

England
List entry 1007210
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007210
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
10.49 hectares
Grid reference
NY 08484 41308, NY 08599 41443
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Settlement SW of Mealo Hill House is a prehistoric settlement located in Cumberland, England. The site represents evidence of early occupation and habitation in the region, though detailed archaeological investigation and interpretation of its specific characteristics remain limited in the published scholarly record. Its inclusion on the National Heritage List for England indicates its recognised importance as an archaeological monument contributing to understanding of settlement patterns and human occupation in the Lake District and wider northern England during prehistoric times.

Settlement SW of Mealo Hill House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007210. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Settlement SW of Mealo Hill House?

Settlement SW of Mealo Hill House is a prehistoric settlement located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007210.

Who is responsible for protecting Settlement SW of Mealo Hill House?

Settlement SW of Mealo Hill House 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 1007210.

What other scheduled monuments are near Settlement SW of Mealo Hill House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Birkby Colliery conical spoil tip 600m west of Rose Gill Mill (3.8 km), Settlement W of Birkby (4.7 km), Maryport (Alavna) Roman fort, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, its associated vicus and a length of Roman road (5.9 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
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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

Birkby Colliery conical spoil tip 600m west of Rose Gill Mill
3.8 km
Settlement W of Birkby
4.7 km
Maryport (Alavna) Roman fort, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, its associated vicus and a length of Roman road
5.9 km
Roman cremation cemetery, 380m south east of Maryport Roman fort
6 km
Netherhall
6.3 km
Medieval site in Netherhall Park, left bank of River Ellen
6.4 km
Coke ovens at the southern end of Furnace Road
7 km
18th century bottle works on Irish Street, 200m north of Mote Hill
7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Settlement SW of Mealo Hill House

Settlement SW of Mealo Hill House stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Settlement SW of Mealo Hill House

Battle of SarkBattle (1448) · ~21.1 miles
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