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Spindlestone Heughs is a defended settlement located in Northumberland, dating to the Iron Age. The site comprises a substantial univallate hillfort situated on elevated terrain, characteristic of the defensive settlements constructed across northern Britain during the later prehistoric period. The monument's defensive earthwork consists of a single rampart with associated ditch, enclosing an area suitable for habitation and stock management. As a hillfort of this period and region, Spindlestone Heughs represents the settlement patterns and social organisation of Iron Age communities in the north-east of England.
Spindlestone Heughs defended settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014745. View the official record →
Spindlestone Heughs is a defended settlement located in Northumberland, dating to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014745.
Spindlestone Heughs defended settlement 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 1014745.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roundabouts camp (3.5 km), Deserted village of Mousen (4.1 km), Defended settlement, 1.05 km north west of North Farm (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Spindlestone Heughs defended settlement's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Spindlestone Heughs defended settlement stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is dolerite and tholeiitic basalt.