Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications
The Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications, a huge Iron Age hill fort, sometimes but not always considered an oppidum, comprising over 9 kilometres of ditches and ramparts enclosing approximately 300 hectares of land, are situated in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England.Photo: Lizzyp, Public domain.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Stanwick Camp”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St John the Baptist’s Church, Stanwick and Forcett Hall.
St John the Baptist’s Church, Stanwick
Church
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Baptist's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Stanwick St John, North Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. St John the Baptist’s Church, Stanwick is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications.
Forcett Hall
Building
Photo: Tony Simms, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forcett Hall is an English country house in the village of Forcett, North Yorkshire, England, some 6.5 miles west of Darlington. It is a Grade I listed building. Forcett Hall is situated 1 mile northwest of Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church is an Anglican church in East Layton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A chapel in East Layton was first recorded in 1619. The current building was constructed in 1895, commissioned by Mrs Maynard Proud, and is still owned by her family trust. Christ Church is situated 1½ miles southwest of Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aldbrough St John and Piercebridge.
Aldbrough St John
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aldbrough St John is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The parish has a population of 325, increasing to 392 at the 2011 Census. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Piercebridge
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piercebridge is a village and civil parish in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is situated a few miles west of the town of Darlington. Piercebridge is situated 3 miles northeast of Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications.
Carlbury
Hamlet
Photo: mark harrington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carlbury is a hamlet in the civil parish of High Coniscliffe in County Durham, in England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Darlington, on the north bank of the River Tees between Piercebridge to the west, and High Coniscliffe to the east. Carlbury is situated 3½ miles northeast of Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications.
Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications
- Categories: hillfort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Stanwick St. John, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.49879° or 54° 29′ 56″ northLongitude
-1.71908° or 1° 43′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C6WF7XJ+G9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2754355274OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q15242545
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “史丹域鐵器時代堡壘”
- French: “Fortifications de l’âge du fer de Stanwick”
- Portuguese: “Stanwick”
- Spanish: “Stanwick”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stanwick Iron Age Hill Fort and Kirk Bridge.
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