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Slight univallate hillfort on Allen Knott

England
List entry 1008262
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008262
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.05 hectares
Grid reference
NY 41445 01054
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Allen Knott univallate hillfort is a single-banked Iron Age fortification located in Westmorland, in the north-west of England. The site consists of a modest defensive earthwork comprising a single rampart and ditch, characteristic of smaller hillforts of the Iron Age period. Its placement on high ground at Allen Knott would have provided commanding views over the surrounding landscape, a strategic consideration typical of Iron Age settlement and defence. The univallate design suggests a relatively modest fortified settlement, likely serving pastoral and agricultural communities in the upland regions of prehistoric northern England.

Slight univallate hillfort on Allen Knott is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008262. View the official record →

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What is Slight univallate hillfort on Allen Knott?

Allen Knott univallate hillfort is a single-banked Iron Age fortification located in Westmorland, in the north-west of England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008262.

Who is responsible for protecting Slight univallate hillfort on Allen Knott?

Slight univallate hillfort on Allen Knott 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 1008262.

What other scheduled monuments are near Slight univallate hillfort on Allen Knott?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British settlement, 450m east of High Borrans (2.3 km), Ambleside Roman fort, associated vicus and Roman road (4.8 km), Millrigg Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement (4.8 km).

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Overview
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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
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Romano-British settlement, 450m east of High Borrans
2.3 km
Ambleside Roman fort, associated vicus and Roman road
4.8 km
Millrigg Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement
4.8 km
Low Kingate concentric stone circle
4.8 km
Round cairn 15m east of Hagg Gill
5.1 km
Medieval shieling 640m north of Troutbeck Park Farm
5.3 km
Round cairn 75m east of Hagg Gill
5.7 km
Elfhow potash pit
5.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Slight univallate hillfort on Allen Knott

Slight univallate hillfort on Allen Knott stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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