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Sinkside Hill defended settlement is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Northumberland, dating to the Iron Age. The site is defined by a substantial defensive earthwork comprising a single or multiple ditches and banks that enclose an area of habitation on the hillside. Such defended settlements were characteristic of Iron Age communities in northern Britain, serving both practical defensive purposes and functioning as territorial or social markers within the landscape. The physical remains visible today reflect the construction methods and settlement patterns typical of pre-Roman Britain in the North East region.
Sinkside Hill defended settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009529. View the official record →
Sinkside Hill defended settlement is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Northumberland, dating to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009529.
Sinkside Hill defended settlement 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 1009529.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cocklawfoot,farmstead,homestead,settlement & field systems 500m NE of (7.9 km), Cocklawfoot,enclosure 150m NW of (8.2 km), Dry Slack,farmstead and enclosure (8.2 km).
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