Bewick Hill Moor Camp

Lying 400m to the SE of Blawearie, overlooking Harehope Burn in the E, a small, multivallate hillfort lying on an artificially levelled natural knoll. At its maximum dimensions the hillfort measures 114m NW-SE by 92m transversely enclosing an area of 0.19ha and comprises two ramparts with a berm between. The substantial inner rampart is flanked in the W by a single eternal ditch 0.6m deep. The bank reaches a maximum height of 1.5m internally and 4.5m externally on its western side. Scarping on the remaining sides gives a maximum height of approximately 10m. The second, narrower outer bank is absent in the N where the ground falls away sharply. An external ditch protects the weaker area in the W and SW. A 7-20m wide berm separates the the inner and outer ramparts in the W and NW creating an additional enclosed area or annex. A single entrance lies in the NW of the outer rampart with slightly out-turned terminals. The bank of the northern terminal is thicker. A corresponding simple gap entrance cuts through the inner enclosure. The interior is bracken covered and no internal features are visible. The site is recorded on 1856-65 OS mapping but no excavation has taken place and is undated but presumed Iron Age. 

Source: Lock, Gary and Ralston, Ian. 2024. Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland. Available at: https://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk (CC BY-SA 4.0)