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The univallate hillfort located approximately 250 metres south of Castle Dykes Farm is an Iron Age defensive earthwork defined by a single rampart and ditch system. The bowl barrow situated roughly 300 metres to the south-east represents a Bronze Age burial monument, indicating sustained prehistoric occupation and use of this landscape. These monuments collectively demonstrate the long chronological sequence of settlement and ceremonial activity in the Northamptonshire uplands from the Bronze Age through the Iron Age. The proximity of these monuments suggests that the area held significance across multiple periods of prehistory, though their exact relationship and the specific phases of construction and use would require archaeological investigation to establish with precision.
Univallate hillfort 250m south and a bowl barrow 300m south east of Castle Dykes Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018857. View the official record →
The univallate hillfort located approximately 250 metres south of Castle Dykes Farm is an Iron Age defensive earthwork defined by a single rampart and ditch system. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018857.
Univallate hillfort 250m south and a bowl barrow 300m south east of Castle Dykes Farm 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 1018857.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Dykes motte and bailey castle (0.4 km), Earthworks (1.3 km), Everdon Bridge (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Univallate hillfort 250m south and a bowl barrow 300m south east of Castle Dykes Farm'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.
Univallate hillfort 250m south and a bowl barrow 300m south east of Castle Dykes Farm stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.