Scheduled MonumentsEnglandUnenclosed hut circle settlement 250m west of Woolaw

Unenclosed hut circle settlement 250m west of Woolaw

England
List entry 1009375
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009375
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.14 hectares
Grid reference
NY 81829 98462
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Unenclosed hut circle settlement 250m west of Woolaw is a Bronze Age or Iron Age settlement site located in Northumberland. The monument comprises a scatter of hut circles, the characteristic circular or sub-circular stone foundations of roundhouses that represent domestic occupation during prehistory. Such unenclosed settlements are typical of upland areas in northern Britain, where communities maintained pastoral economies across the moorland landscape. The site's survival as an archaeological record contributes to understanding settlement patterns and land use strategies in Northumberland during the later prehistoric period.

Unenclosed hut circle settlement 250m west of Woolaw is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009375. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Unenclosed hut circle settlement 250m west of Woolaw?

Unenclosed hut circle settlement 250m west of Woolaw is a Bronze Age or Iron Age settlement site located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009375.

Who is responsible for protecting Unenclosed hut circle settlement 250m west of Woolaw?

Unenclosed hut circle settlement 250m west of Woolaw 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 1009375.

What other scheduled monuments are near Unenclosed hut circle settlement 250m west of Woolaw?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blakehope Roman fort and Roman temporary camp (5.7 km), Roman temporary camp at Dargues (6.3 km), Round cairn, 100m ENE of Dunns Cottage (6.5 km).

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Overview
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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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Historical Maps
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Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Unenclosed hut circle settlement 250m west of Woolaw

Unenclosed hut circle settlement 250m west of Woolaw stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.