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Two defended settlements 200m north of Gallowshaw is an ancient monument comprising two separate Iron Age settlements located in Northumberland. Both settlements are characterised by defensive earthworks in the form of enclosing banks and ditches, typical of the fortified domestic sites constructed during the Iron Age period across northern Britain. The settlements represent evidence of settled agricultural communities organised in fortified units, reflecting the social structures and security concerns of Iron Age society in this region. The monument's survival as upstanding earthworks provides important archaeological evidence for understanding settlement patterns and defensive practices in prehistoric Northumberland.
Two defended settlements, 200m north of Gallowshaw is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014060. View the official record →
Two defended settlements 200m north of Gallowshaw is an ancient monument comprising two separate Iron Age settlements located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014060.
Two defended settlements, 200m north of Gallowshaw 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 1014060.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn, 230m south of Netherwitton Hall (1.4 km), Iron Age enclosure on Whittle Hill (4.6 km), Bastle 40m north east of Low Angerton (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two defended settlements, 200m north of Gallowshaw's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two defended settlements, 200m north of Gallowshaw stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.