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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Unenclosed hut circle settlement 250m west of Woolaw'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.
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.