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Two rectilinear enclosed settlements south of Castle Street is a pair of prehistoric or early historic enclosed settlements located near an ancient castle in Northumberland. The settlements consist of two distinct rectangular enclosures, suggesting organised occupation and land use during the pre-Roman or Romano-British period. Their proximity to Castle Street indicates their position within a landscape of significant archaeological interest in the region. The precise dating and functional interpretation of these enclosures would be established through field investigation and finds analysis rather than surface characteristics alone.
Two rectilinear enclosed settlements, south of Castle Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020703. View the official record →
Two rectilinear enclosed settlements south of Castle Street is a pair of prehistoric or early historic enclosed settlements located near an ancient castle in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020703.
Two rectilinear enclosed settlements, south of Castle Street 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 1020703.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Ever, Morden and Heber towers, two turrets and two sections of town ditch (7.5 km), The Friars, remains of Dominican friary (7.6 km), Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Durham Tower and section of town ditch (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two rectilinear enclosed settlements, south of Castle Street'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.
Two rectilinear enclosed settlements, south of Castle Street stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.