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Standing Stones camp is a prehistoric settlement site located on Horton Moor in Northumberland. The camp comprises the remains of hut circles and associated earthworks typical of Bronze Age or Iron Age occupation in the upland regions of northern England. The site represents evidence of early pastoral and domestic settlement patterns on the moorland landscape during the later prehistoric period. Archaeological survey and record have established its significance as part of the broader pattern of highland settlement in Northumberland during antiquity.
Standing Stones camp, Horton Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006587. View the official record →
Standing Stones camp is a prehistoric settlement site located on Horton Moor in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006587.
Standing Stones camp, Horton Moor 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 1006587.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Ringles defended settlement 1025m north west of Middleton Dean (9.1 km), South Ringles Roman period native settlement 850m north west of Middleton Dean (9.2 km), Two Bronze Age round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery 825m north west of Middleton Dean (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Standing Stones camp, Horton Moor'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.
Standing Stones camp, Horton Moor stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.