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Univallate hillfort, 560m south west of Shepherd's Cairn

England
List entry 1006565
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006565
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.89 hectares
Grid reference
NU 08114 25331
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Univallate hillfort is a prehistoric defensive settlement located in Northumberland, situated approximately 560 metres south west of Shepherd's Cairn. The site is defined by a single defensive rampart, from which its name derives, enclosing an area of archaeological significance typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in northern Britain. The monument represents the category of univallate hillforts characteristic of the later prehistoric period, when such sites served defensive, administrative, and possibly ceremonial functions within tribal territories.

Univallate hillfort, 560m south west of Shepherd's Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006565. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Univallate hillfort, 560m south west of Shepherd's Cairn?

Univallate hillfort is a prehistoric defensive settlement located in Northumberland, situated approximately 560 metres south west of Shepherd's Cairn. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006565.

Who is responsible for protecting Univallate hillfort, 560m south west of Shepherd's Cairn?

Univallate hillfort, 560m south west of Shepherd'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 1006565.

What other scheduled monuments are near Univallate hillfort, 560m south west of Shepherd's Cairn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork at Crawley Tower (8.9 km), Medieval chapel and graveyard, 170m east of Brandon (9 km), Medieval farmstead, 500m ENE of Titlington Mount (9.2 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Earthwork at Crawley Tower
8.9 km
Medieval chapel and graveyard, 170m east of Brandon
9 km
Medieval farmstead, 500m ENE of Titlington Mount
9.2 km
Ancient settlement Hunterheugh Crags
9.3 km
Defended settlement, 400m west of Titlington Mount
9.3 km
Round cairn on Titlington Pike
9.4 km
Round cairn, 50m south of Titlington Pike
9.4 km
Round cairn, 78m south-east of Titlington Pike
9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Univallate hillfort, 560m south west of Shepherd's Cairn

Univallate hillfort, 560m south west of Shepherd's Cairn stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.

The wider landscape

Around Univallate hillfort, 560m south west of Shepherd's Cairn

Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~7.2 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~13.9 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~20.2 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~23.2 miles
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