Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSmall multivallate hillfort 460m east of Old Abbey Farm

Small multivallate hillfort 460m east of Old Abbey Farm

England
List entry 1017880
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017880
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.02 hectares
Grid reference
TF 19572 60991
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The small multivallate hillfort 460 metres east of Old Abbey Farm is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in Lincolnshire. The site is defined by its multiple defensive earthwork banks and ditches, which characterise the multivallate type of hillfort common to the Iron Age period. Such fortifications typically served defensive, territorial, or administrative functions within their contemporary communities. The precise date of construction and duration of occupation remain subject to archaeological interpretation, though its classification as an Iron Age monument places it within the broader context of pre-Roman British settlement patterns in the East Midlands.

Small multivallate hillfort 460m east of Old Abbey Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017880. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Small multivallate hillfort 460m east of Old Abbey Farm?

The small multivallate hillfort 460 metres east of Old Abbey Farm is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017880.

Who is responsible for protecting Small multivallate hillfort 460m east of Old Abbey Farm?

Small multivallate hillfort 460m east of Old Abbey Farm 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 1017880.

What other scheduled monuments are near Small multivallate hillfort 460m east of Old Abbey Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kirkstead Abbey (ruins) (1 km), Small multivallate hillfort 340m south east of North Road Farm (2.9 km), Tower on the Moor (3.3 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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Small multivallate hillfort 460m east of Old Abbey Farm

Small multivallate hillfort 460m east of Old Abbey Farm stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Small multivallate hillfort 460m east of Old Abbey Farm

LincolnRoman town · ~15.2 milesAncasterRoman town · ~17 milesBattle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~8.6 miles