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Great Wanney Crag Univallate Hillfort is a Iron Age defensive enclosure located in Northumberland, England. The monument consists of a single defensive bank and ditch circuit enclosing the hilltop position, a characteristic design of univallate hillfort construction. The site demonstrates the strategic use of elevated terrain in Iron Age settlement and territorial control across the upland regions of northern England. The hillfort dates to the Iron Age period, representing an important class of prehistoric fortified settlement in the wider landscape of Northumberland's archaeological heritage.
Univallate hillfort on Great Wanney Crag is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011102. View the official record →
Great Wanney Crag Univallate Hillfort is a Iron Age defensive enclosure located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011102.
Univallate hillfort on Great Wanney Crag 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 1011102.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British farmstead, 540m north of Reaver Crag Farm (7.2 km), Stone hut circle, 950m north-west of Colwell (7.3 km), Blue Crags hillfort, 730m north-west of Colwell (7.4 km).
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