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Wincobank is a slight univallate hillfort situated near Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England, whose earthwork defences date to the Iron Age. The monument consists of a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing an area of approximately two acres on high ground, representing a modest fortified settlement typical of later prehistoric Yorkshire. During the Second World War, the hillfort was utilised as a defensive position for an anti-aircraft gun and searchlight emplacement, adding a twentieth-century military layer to its archaeological significance. The site thus preserves evidence of two distinct periods of human fortification, separated by over two millennia.
Wincobank slight univallate hillfort and World War II anti-aircraft gun and searchlight emplacement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017615. View the official record →
Wincobank is a slight univallate hillfort situated near Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England, whose earthwork defences date to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017615.
Wincobank slight univallate hillfort and World War II anti-aircraft gun and searchlight emplacement 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 1017615.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road (2.6 km), Bower Spring cementation furnace (4 km), Cementation furnace, Hoyle Street (4.2 km).
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