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Slight univallate hillfort 230m south west of Old Hall Cottages is a prehistoric fortified enclosure located in Derbyshire. The monument comprises a single defensive earthwork comprising a bank and ditch arrangement typical of Iron Age hillforts in the Midlands region. The univallate construction indicates a relatively modest scale of fortification compared to multivallate examples elsewhere. The site's precise chronology requires further investigation, though such hillforts in this region are generally dated to the Iron Age period, roughly between the 8th and 1st centuries BC.
Slight univallate hillfort 230m south west of Old Hall Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017742. View the official record →
Slight univallate hillfort 230m south west of Old Hall Cottages is a prehistoric fortified enclosure located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017742.
Slight univallate hillfort 230m south west of Old Hall Cottages 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 1017742.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Timber circle, hengi-form monument and part of a pit alignment at Catholme (1.6 km), Enclosures and cursus 300yds (270m) SE of Efflinch (1.7 km), Circular enclosures centring 300yds (270m) W of Wychnor Junction (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Slight univallate hillfort 230m south west of Old Hall Cottages's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Slight univallate hillfort 230m south west of Old Hall Cottages stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.