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Shaftoe Crags Settlement
55.1356° N, -1.9172° E
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Shaftoe Crags Settlement is an archaeological site in Northumberland, England, about 8 miles (13 km) west of Morpeth. The site at Shaftoe Crags, with remains dating from the Iron Age and Romano-British periods, is a scheduled monument.
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Early defended settlement constructed
7th–5th centuries BCE
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