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Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation is a small Iron Age defensive enclosure located in Westmorland in the North West of England. The site comprises a single defensive rampart enclosing an interior space, typical of univallate hillfort construction, though its modest scale and relatively low earthwork preservation suggest limited structural investment compared to major regional fortifications. The hillfort dates to the Iron Age period, when such enclosures served defensive, administrative, or settlement functions across northern Britain. The surviving earthworks remain visible within the plantation woodland, representing an example of the dispersed pattern of smaller hillforts characteristic of the upland zones of the North West.
Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007408. View the official record →
Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation is a small Iron Age defensive enclosure located in Westmorland in the North West of England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007408.
Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation 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 1007408.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishponds (4.4 km), Medieval dyke system and shieling west of Shap Abbey (4.6 km), Skellaw Hill bowl barrow (4.6 km).
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