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The unenclosed hut circle settlement and field plots east of Rackside, located approximately 450 metres south-west of Cowboy's Cairn in Northumberland, is a Bronze Age or Iron Age upland settlement comprising the remains of domestic structures and associated agricultural land. The site consists of multiple hut circles, the denuded foundations of roundhouses typical of prehistoric domestic occupation, accompanied by surviving field systems that reflect the organisation of arable and pastoral land use in antiquity. Such settlements are characteristic of the Northumberland uplands and represent sustained occupation and agricultural management of marginal terrain during the later prehistoric period. The monument's archaeological significance lies in its potential to illuminate settlement patterns, subsistence strategies, and land organisation in prehistoric northern Britain.
Unenclosed hut circle settlement and field plots east of Rackside, 450m south west of Cowboy's Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016709. View the official record →
The unenclosed hut circle settlement and field plots east of Rackside, located approximately 450 metres south-west of Cowboy's Cairn in Northumberland, is a Bronze Age or Iron Age upland settlement comprising the remains of domestic structures and associated agricultural land. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016709.
Unenclosed hut circle settlement and field plots east of Rackside, 450m south west of Cowboy's Cairn 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 1016709.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Alnamsheles medieval settlement, 600m west of Alnhammoor (7.3 km), Unenclosed hut circle settlement 950m south west of Linhope (7.5 km), Ingram Farm: prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, agricultural and funerary remains (7.6 km).
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