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Site E of Milfield village

England
List entry 1006520
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006520
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
44.77 hectares
Grid reference
NT 94038 33878
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Site E of Milfield is a Neolithic and Bronze Age settlement complex located in the Till valley near Milfield in Northumberland. The site comprises evidence of occupation spanning from the Neolithic period through the Bronze Age, representing sustained human activity over several millennia. Archaeological investigation has revealed structural remains and artefactual material characteristic of prehistoric settlement patterns in northern England. The site contributes significantly to understanding the development of early farming communities and their successors in the northern frontier zone during the prehistoric period.

Site E of Milfield village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006520. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Site E of Milfield village?

Site E of Milfield is a Neolithic and Bronze Age settlement complex located in the Till valley near Milfield in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006520.

Who is responsible for protecting Site E of Milfield village?

Site E of Milfield village 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 1006520.

What other scheduled monuments are near Site E of Milfield village?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman period native enclosed settlement 360m south east of Broadstruther (9.3 km), Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement and field system on Snear Hill, 700m west of the western edge of Coronation Wood (9.5 km), Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill (9.9 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
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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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

Roman period native enclosed settlement 360m south east of Broadstruther
9.3 km
Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement and field system on Snear Hill, 700m west of the western edge of Coronation Wood
9.5 km
Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands Hill
9.9 km
Roman period native settlement and associated field system and trackway on north east slope of Brands Hill
10.4 km
Roman period native scooped enclosure, 930m north east of Langlee
10.5 km
Roman period native settlement and medieval shieling on east slopes of Brands Hill, 1100m south east of Carey Burn Bridge
10.5 km
Roman period native enclosed farmstead 370m WNW of Southernknowe
10.6 km
Enclosed settlement and subsidiary enclosure on east slope of Brands Hill, 700m south west of the south western edge of Broom Crook Plantation
10.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Site E of Milfield village

Site E of Milfield village stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Site E of Milfield village

Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~3.6 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~3.7 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~13.8 miles
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