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Unenclosed hut circle settlement, associated field system and cairnfield on Standrop Rigg is a Bronze Age and Iron Age upland settlement complex located on moorland in Northumberland. The site comprises scattered hut circles, remains of field divisions, and a cairnfield indicative of sustained pastoral and agricultural use during the prehistoric period. The hut circles represent domestic occupation structures, whilst the cairnfield and field boundaries demonstrate the intensive management and exploitation of this elevated landscape for stock-raising and cultivation. The monument's dispersed character and moorland setting are typical of later prehistoric settlement patterns in northern Britain, reflecting adaptation to the upland environment.
Unenclosed hut circle settlement, associated field system and cairnfield on Standrop Rigg, 820m north west of Linhope Spout is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020246. View the official record →
Unenclosed hut circle settlement, associated field system and cairnfield on Standrop Rigg is a Bronze Age and Iron Age upland settlement complex located on moorland in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020246.
Unenclosed hut circle settlement, associated field system and cairnfield on Standrop Rigg, 820m north west of Linhope Spout 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 1020246.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tower house and World War II air raid shelter, 360m east of Biddlestone Home Farm (9.1 km), Uplaw Knowe palisaded settlement (9.4 km), Romano-British farmstead, 275m north-east of Hosedon Linn (9.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Unenclosed hut circle settlement, associated field system and cairnfield on Standrop Rigg, 820m north west of Linhope Spout'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, associated field system and cairnfield on Standrop Rigg, 820m north west of Linhope Spout stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.