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Slight univallate hillfort on Swinhope Hill 430m north west of Glen Innes House

England
List entry 1018839
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018839
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.1 hectares
Grid reference
TF 21085 94672
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Slight univallate hillfort on Swinhope Hill 430m north west of Glen Innes House is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Lincolnshire. The monument comprises a single rampart enclosing an area of raised ground, characteristic of univallate hillfort construction in Iron Age Britain. The earthwork, though modest in surviving relief, represents a defensive settlement typical of the later prehistoric period in the East Midlands region. The site's location on elevated terrain reflects the strategic positioning favoured by Iron Age communities in establishing control over the surrounding landscape.

Slight univallate hillfort on Swinhope Hill 430m north west of Glen Innes House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018839. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Slight univallate hillfort on Swinhope Hill 430m north west of Glen Innes House?

Slight univallate hillfort on Swinhope Hill 430m north west of Glen Innes House is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018839.

Who is responsible for protecting Slight univallate hillfort on Swinhope Hill 430m north west of Glen Innes House?

Slight univallate hillfort on Swinhope Hill 430m north west of Glen Innes House 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 1018839.

What other scheduled monuments are near Slight univallate hillfort on Swinhope Hill 430m north west of Glen Innes House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of the Medieval Settlement of West Wykeham (6.2 km), Bowl barrow 100m south west of Gally Hill Farm (6.5 km), Remains of the Medieval Settlement of East Wykeham (6.6 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

Remains of the Medieval Settlement of West Wykeham
6.2 km
Bowl barrow 100m south west of Gally Hill Farm
6.5 km
Remains of the Medieval Settlement of East Wykeham
6.6 km
Neolithic long barrow or mortuary enclosure with Bronze Age round barrow, 80m south of Dally Acre Bottom
6.6 km
Deserted village (site of) of South Cadeby
7.7 km
Neolithic long barrow, three Bronze Age bowl barrows and an enclosure 600m and 785m east of Poke Holes Cottages
8 km
Grim's Mound, a Bronze Age bowl barrow 600m NNW of Grimblethorpe Hall
8 km
Neolithic long barrow 575m WSW of Manor Warren Farm
9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Slight univallate hillfort on Swinhope Hill 430m north west of Glen Innes House

Slight univallate hillfort on Swinhope Hill 430m north west of Glen Innes House stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Slight univallate hillfort on Swinhope Hill 430m north west of Glen Innes House

LincolnRoman town · ~20.4 milesBattle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~17.4 miles
Domesday entry for Orford, Lincolnshire →
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