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Stone hut circle 740m east of Woodhead

England
List entry 1015730
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015730
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
NY 58452 73926
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Stone hut circle 740m east of Woodhead is a Bronze Age or Iron Age domestic structure located in Cumberland, England. The monument comprises a stone-built circular dwelling foundation, characteristic of upland settlement patterns in northern Britain during the prehistoric period. Such hut circles represent evidence of sustained settlement and pastoral activity in marginal upland environments during antiquity. The site contributes to understanding the distribution and character of prehistoric domestic occupation across the Cumbrian landscape.

Stone hut circle 740m east of Woodhead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015730. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Stone hut circle 740m east of Woodhead?

Stone hut circle 740m east of Woodhead is a Bronze Age or Iron Age domestic structure located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015730.

Who is responsible for protecting Stone hut circle 740m east of Woodhead?

Stone hut circle 740m east of Woodhead 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 1015730.

What other scheduled monuments are near Stone hut circle 740m east of Woodhead?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundaries east of milecastle 50 and the boundary west of Coombe Crag in wall miles 50 and 51 (8.4 km), Moated site at Upper Denton (8.9 km), Eight Roman inscriptions in the Roman quarry in Combcrag Wood, 350m south of Hadrian's Wall (8.9 km).

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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
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Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundaries east of milecastle 50 and the boundary west of Coombe Crag in wall miles 50 and 51
8.4 km
Moated site at Upper Denton
8.9 km
Eight Roman inscriptions in the Roman quarry in Combcrag Wood, 350m south of Hadrian's Wall
8.9 km
Bastle at Upper Denton
8.9 km
St Cuthbert's Church, 100m north west of Upper Denton Farm
9 km
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Coombe Crag and Banks Green Cottage and the road to Lanercost at Banks in wall miles 51 and 52
9.2 km
Roman signal station on Mains Rigg
9.2 km
Nether Denton Roman fort, associated vicus and length of Stanegate Roman road
9.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Stone hut circle 740m east of Woodhead

Stone hut circle 740m east of Woodhead stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Stone hut circle 740m east of Woodhead

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~15.8 milesBattle of Solway Moss 1542Battle (1542) · ~13.2 miles
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