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The Heugh is a shrunken medieval village site located in Northumberland, England. The site preserves earthwork remains indicative of a settlement that contracted or was abandoned during the medieval period, a pattern common across northern England. The physical evidence consists of ridge-and-furrow field systems and building platforms that reveal the former extent and organisation of the community. The monument provides archaeological testimony to the demographic and economic changes that affected rural settlements in the North during the later medieval centuries.
Shrunken medieval village, The Heugh is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006428. View the official record →
The Heugh is a shrunken medieval village site located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006428.
Shrunken medieval village, The Heugh 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 1006428.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hadrian's Wall from Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, to Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16 (5 km), The vallum between Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill, and Whittle Dene Watercourse in wall mile 16 (5.3 km), Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the March Burn and Oatens Bank, Harlow Hill in wall miles 13,14 and 15 (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Shrunken medieval village, The Heugh'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.
Shrunken medieval village, The Heugh stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.