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Unenclosed settlement, four later prehistoric settlements and enclosure, field system and cairnfield on Ritto Hill, west and north west of Linhope is a complex of Bronze Age and Iron Age archaeological features located in the Cheviot uplands of Northumberland. The monument comprises multiple settlement sites with associated field boundaries and a cairnfield, indicative of sustained prehistoric pastoral and agricultural exploitation of this moorland landscape. The unenclosed settlements represent the domestic focus of communities occupying the hilltop during the later prehistoric period, whilst the field systems and cairnfield reflect the broader management of the landscape for stock rearing and cultivation. The multi-phase nature of the site demonstrates continuity of settlement across both the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods within this upland region.
Unenclosed settlement, four later prehistoric settlements and enclosure, field system and cairnfield on Ritto Hill, west and north west of Linhope is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020248. View the official record →
Unenclosed settlement, four later prehistoric settlements and enclosure, field system and cairnfield on Ritto Hill, west and north west of Linhope is a complex of Bronze Age and Iron Age archaeological features located in the Cheviot uplands of Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020248.
Unenclosed settlement, four later prehistoric settlements and enclosure, field system and cairnfield on Ritto Hill, west and north 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 1020248.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tower house and World War II air raid shelter, 360m east of Biddlestone Home Farm (8.3 km), Uplaw Knowe palisaded settlement (9.1 km), Romano-British farmstead, 275m north-east of Hosedon Linn (9.2 km).
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