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Sinkside Hill defended settlement is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Northumberland, England. The site comprises an area enclosed by defensive earthworks typical of Iron Age hillforts or defended settlements of northern Britain. The monument's physical characteristics and defensive arrangements reflect the settlement patterns and community organization of prehistoric Northumberland communities during the later prehistoric period.
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, England. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Sinkside Hill defended settlement'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.
Sinkside Hill defended settlement stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.