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This ancient monument is a prehistoric hut circle settlement with associated cord rig cultivation remains located in the upland terrain of Northumberland, approximately 650 metres south-west of Wholehope. The site comprises the earthwork traces of domestic occupation in the form of hut circles, which represent Iron Age or possibly Bronze Age settlement activity, alongside linear field systems marked by cord rig, a distinctive form of narrow, parallel cultivation ridges characteristic of ancient arable farming. The hut circles and field systems together demonstrate the integrated pattern of habitation and agricultural use that characterised prehistoric upland settlement in northern Britain. The survival of these earthworks as upstanding archaeological features preserves evidence of settlement organisation and land management practices spanning several centuries of protohistoric occupation.
Unenclosed hut circle settlement and plot of cord rig, 650m south west of Wholehope is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018941. View the official record →
This ancient monument is a prehistoric hut circle settlement with associated cord rig cultivation remains located in the upland terrain of Northumberland, approximately 650 metres south-west of Wholehope. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018941.
Unenclosed hut circle settlement and plot of cord rig, 650m south west of Wholehope 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 1018941.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Observation post 690m east of Watty Bell's Cairn (7.2 km), Watty Bell's round cairn (7.2 km), Roman camp, 1.58km west of North Yardhope (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Unenclosed hut circle settlement and plot of cord rig, 650m south west of Wholehope'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 and plot of cord rig, 650m south west of Wholehope stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.