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Enclosure near Damhead Wood, Whickham



Scheduled Monument area - based on Historic England data (Open Government Licence).

The remains of a rectilinear, double-ditched, enclosure are situated near Damhead Wood, to the east of the River Derwent - located between Whickham and Winlaton Mill. The site has archaeological significance and is thought to date to the Roman period (43–410 AD)[1]. The site is a Scheduled Monument (legally protected).

Whickham Scheduled Monuments in Gateshead Roman Period (43 to 409 AD) Historic Buildings and Monuments in Gateshead
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Damhead Wood rectilinear enclosure
- A rectilinear double-ditched enclosure 79 m long and 42 m wide with some internal features and an entrance visible on aerial photographs. The top of a beehive quern was recovered …
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Enclosures near Damhead Wood, Whickham
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