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Small enclosed settlement in Knuck Wood is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Shropshire. The site comprises an earthwork enclosure that represents a characteristic form of settlement organization from the Iron Age period. The physical remains consist of a modest defensive or boundary bank, indicative of small-scale communal settlement in the pre-Roman Iron Age. Such enclosed settlements are significant for understanding patterns of land use, social organization, and settlement hierarchy in prehistoric Shropshire.
Small enclosed settlement in Knuck Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021363. View the official record →
Small enclosed settlement in Knuck Wood is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021363.
Small enclosed settlement in Knuck Wood 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 1021363.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clun Castle: a motte and bailey castle and formal garden earthworks (6.2 km), Offa's Dyke: section 400m south west of Springhill Farm (6.6 km), Radnor Wood Camp (6.7 km).
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