Scheduled MonumentsEnglandUnenclosed hut circle settlement 950m south west of Linhope

Unenclosed hut circle settlement 950m south west of Linhope

England
List entry 1020251
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020251
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.11 hectares
Grid reference
NT 95713 15510
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Unenclosed hut circle settlement 950m south west of Linhope is a prehistoric settlement comprising a cluster of circular domestic structures situated in the upland landscape of Northumberland. The site consists of multiple hut circles, characteristic dwelling forms of the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods, distributed across the terrain without evidence of surrounding enclosure walls or fortification. Such unenclosed settlements are significant for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and domestic life in northern Britain during the later prehistory, revealing how communities organised their living spaces in open moorland environments. The survival of these earthwork remains provides archaeological evidence of sustained occupation and resource use in the upland zones during antiquity.

Unenclosed hut circle settlement 950m south west of Linhope is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020251. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Unenclosed hut circle settlement 950m south west of Linhope?

Unenclosed hut circle settlement 950m south west of Linhope is a prehistoric settlement comprising a cluster of circular domestic structures situated in the upland landscape of Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020251.

Who is responsible for protecting Unenclosed hut circle settlement 950m south west of Linhope?

Unenclosed hut circle settlement 950m south west of Linhope 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 1020251.

What other scheduled monuments are near Unenclosed hut circle settlement 950m south west of Linhope?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tower house and World War II air raid shelter, 360m east of Biddlestone Home Farm (7.2 km), Romano-British farmstead, 275m north-east of Hosedon Linn (8.1 km), Palisaded settlement, 200m NNE of Hosedon Linn (8.2 km).

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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 950m south west of Linhope

Unenclosed hut circle settlement 950m south west of Linhope stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.