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Tower Tye ringwork

England
List entry 1013969
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013969
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.46 hectares
Grid reference
NY 56494 62072
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Tower Tye ringwork is a prehistoric earthwork monument situated in Cumberland, England. The site comprises a univallate ringwork, a defensive enclosure formed by a single bank and ditch, typical of Iron Age fortified settlements in northern Britain. The earthwork remains visible as an archaeological feature, though like many such monuments its precise dating and original function continue to inform scholarly understanding of Iron Age settlement patterns in the region. The monument's survival as an upstanding earthwork makes it a significant archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric land use and territorial organisation in Cumberland.

Tower Tye ringwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013969. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Tower Tye ringwork?

Tower Tye ringwork is a prehistoric earthwork monument situated in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013969.

Who is responsible for protecting Tower Tye ringwork?

Tower Tye ringwork 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 1013969.

What other scheduled monuments are near Tower Tye ringwork?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Mote Castle mound, medieval motte castle and site of late medieval beacon (3.2 km), Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure 770m ESE of Old Church (4.8 km), Foresthead lime kilns, quarry, associated buildings and part of the rail transportation system (5 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

The Mote Castle mound, medieval motte castle and site of late medieval beacon
3.2 km
Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure 770m ESE of Old Church
4.8 km
Foresthead lime kilns, quarry, associated buildings and part of the rail transportation system
5 km
Written Rock of Gelt: Roman quarry inscriptions
5.1 km
Bowl barrow 710m south east of Old Church
5.2 km
Bowl barrow 760m SSE of Old Church
5.3 km
Four Romano-British farmsteads 370m south east of Old Church
5.3 km
Pigeon Clint Written Rock: Roman quarry inscription
5.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Tower Tye ringwork

Tower Tye ringwork stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Tower Tye ringwork

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~16.5 milesBattle of Solway Moss 1542Battle (1542) · ~11.9 milesBattle of SarkBattle (1448) · ~15.6 miles
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