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Iron Age
800BC to 43AD
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Slate Hill Settlement Earthworks, Bolam
- Overview Map Remains of a defended Iron Age settlement around the top of Slate Hill, just north of Bolam Lake in Northumberland. The ruins are a Sheduled Monument.
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Kettles Hillfort, near Wooler
- The Kettles is the earwork remains of an Iron Age and Roman hill fort and settlement near Earle and Wooler in Northumberland.[1] The fort occupies a natural ridge protected on …
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Hillfort, Yeavering Bell
- Overview Map Aerial view of Yeavering Bell hillfort on Google Maps. The walls (originally 2+m high, now collapsed with a spread of 8-9m) are clearly visible. The remains of a …
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Ad Gefrin
- Overview Map Street View Between Kirknewton and Yeavering in Northumberland are the extensive remains of the Anglo-Saxon royal township of Ad Gefrin. It was a large settlement covering an area …
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Pawston Hill - Iron Age Hillfort
- The remains of an Iron Age hillfort are located on Pawston Hill, located to the south-west of the hamlet of Pawston and just to the north-west of Pawston Lake in …
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Site of Iron Age Settlement, Houghton
- Overview Aerial View To the south-west of Houghton in Northumberland, by Broomy Hill, are the remains of an Iron Age defended settlement. The remains are not easily visible as most of the defensive …
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Castle Hill camp, near Alnham
- Overview Map Castle Hill is located about ¼ mile north-east of Old Hazeltonrig and 1½ miles west of the hamlet of Alnham in Northumberland. At the summit of the hill …
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Kyloe Hills promontory fort
- "The monument includes the remains of an Iron Age promontory fort abutting a steep cliff to the south. The promontory fort is visible as a semi-circular enclosure measuring about 109m …
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Hillfort and Roman signal station, Barcombe Hill
- Overview Map Scheduled Monument area - based on Historic England data (Open Government Licence). The remains of an Iron Age defended settlement and Roman signal station are located on Barcombe …
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Bewick Hill Camp
- Scheduled Monument area - based on Historic England data (Open Government Licence). Bewick Hill Camp is a hillfort, located to the east of Old Bewick in Northumberland. It is presumed …
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Greaves Ash camp
- Scheduled Monument area - based on Historic England data (Open Government Licence). Greaves Ash camp is the site of a large Iron Age and Romano-British settlement, situated onhigh ground by …
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Enclosures on Meggrim's Knowe
- Map showing the Scheduled Monument area of Meggrim's Knowe enclosure, with Linhope and the site of Greaves Ash, to the north. Meggrim's Knowe, located south of Linhope in Northumberland, has …
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The Ringses camp, burial mounds and cairns, Beanley Moor
- Scheduled Monument areas - based on Historic England data (Open Government Licence). The Ringses is located on Beanley Moor in Northumberland, about east of Beanley and 1km south-west of Eglingham. …
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Defended settlement, SW of Sandy House
- Scheduled Monument area - based on Historic England data (Open Government Licence). The site of an Iron Age defended settlement is located south-owest of Sandy House, about 1km north-east of …
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Defended settlement, SW of Nesbit, Northumberland
- Scheduled Monument area - based on Historic England data (Open Government Licence). The buried remains of an Iron Age multivallate defended settlement are located to the south-west of Nesbit, near …
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Roundabouts camp, east of Bellshill
- Map showing Bellshill, with the Roundabouts camp Scheduled Monument area to the east. About 800m ENE of Bellshill in Northumberland is the site, identified by crop marks, of probable Iron …
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Camp NW of Chesterhill
- Scheduled Monument area - based on Historic England data (Open Government Licence). Scheduled Monument (#1003764): Camp 500yds (460m) NW of Chesterhill Click the headings below to expand (selected extracts from …
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Halidon Hill Iron Age Settlement
- Scheduled Monument areas - based on Historic England data (Open Government Licence). To the north-west of Berwick-upon-Tweed is Halidon Hill; by its summit, on it's south-facing slope is the site …
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Defended settlement on White Hill, SE of Kimmerston
- Map showing Kimmerson with the Scheduled Monument area to the south east. The cropmarked remains of a multivallate defended settlement are located 590m south-east of Kimmerston in Northumberland. Situated on …
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Defended settlement SW of Broomhouse
- Map showing Broomhouse and the Scheduled Monument area to the south-west. To the south-west of Broomhouse in Tillside are the buried remains of an Iron Age defended settlement. It is …
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Enclosed settlement, SE of Cornhill Castle
- Map showing the enclosed settlement Scheduled Monument area, with Cornhill-on-Tweed to the south and Cornhill Castle to the north-west. About 700m north of Cornhill-on-Tweed is the site on an enclosed …
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Slate Hill Settlement Earthworks, Bolam
- Overview Map Remains of a defended Iron Age settlement around the top of Slate Hill, just north of Bolam Lake in Northumberland. The ruins are a Sheduled Monument.
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Kettles Hillfort, near Wooler
- The Kettles is the earwork remains of an Iron Age and Roman hill fort and settlement near Earle and Wooler in Northumberland.[1] The fort occupies a natural ridge protected on …
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Hillfort, Yeavering Bell
- Overview Map Aerial view of Yeavering Bell hillfort on Google Maps. The walls (originally 2+m high, now collapsed with a spread of 8-9m) are clearly visible. The remains of a …
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Ad Gefrin
- Overview Map Street View Between Kirknewton and Yeavering in Northumberland are the extensive remains of the Anglo-Saxon royal township of Ad Gefrin. It was a large settlement covering an area …
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Pawston Hill - Iron Age Hillfort
- The remains of an Iron Age hillfort are located on Pawston Hill, located to the south-west of the hamlet of Pawston and just to the north-west of Pawston Lake in …
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Site of Iron Age Settlement, Houghton
- Overview Aerial View To the south-west of Houghton in Northumberland, by Broomy Hill, are the remains of an Iron Age defended settlement. The remains are not easily visible as most of the defensive …
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Castle Hill camp, near Alnham
- Overview Map Castle Hill is located about ¼ mile north-east of Old Hazeltonrig and 1½ miles west of the hamlet of Alnham in Northumberland. At the summit of the hill …
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Kyloe Hills promontory fort
- "The monument includes the remains of an Iron Age promontory fort abutting a steep cliff to the south. The promontory fort is visible as a semi-circular enclosure measuring about 109m …
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Hillfort and Roman signal station, Barcombe Hill
- Overview Map Scheduled Monument area - based on Historic England data (Open Government Licence). The remains of an Iron Age defended settlement and Roman signal station are located on Barcombe …
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Bewick Hill Camp
- Scheduled Monument area - based on Historic England data (Open Government Licence). Bewick Hill Camp is a hillfort, located to the east of Old Bewick in Northumberland. It is presumed …
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Greaves Ash camp
- Scheduled Monument area - based on Historic England data (Open Government Licence). Greaves Ash camp is the site of a large Iron Age and Romano-British settlement, situated onhigh ground by …
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Enclosures on Meggrim's Knowe
- Map showing the Scheduled Monument area of Meggrim's Knowe enclosure, with Linhope and the site of Greaves Ash, to the north. Meggrim's Knowe, located south of Linhope in Northumberland, has …
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The Ringses camp, burial mounds and cairns, Beanley Moor
- Scheduled Monument areas - based on Historic England data (Open Government Licence). The Ringses is located on Beanley Moor in Northumberland, about east of Beanley and 1km south-west of Eglingham. …
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Defended settlement, SW of Sandy House
- Scheduled Monument area - based on Historic England data (Open Government Licence). The site of an Iron Age defended settlement is located south-owest of Sandy House, about 1km north-east of …
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Defended settlement, SW of Nesbit, Northumberland
- Scheduled Monument area - based on Historic England data (Open Government Licence). The buried remains of an Iron Age multivallate defended settlement are located to the south-west of Nesbit, near …
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Roundabouts camp, east of Bellshill
- Map showing Bellshill, with the Roundabouts camp Scheduled Monument area to the east. About 800m ENE of Bellshill in Northumberland is the site, identified by crop marks, of probable Iron …
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Camp NW of Chesterhill
- Scheduled Monument area - based on Historic England data (Open Government Licence). Scheduled Monument (#1003764): Camp 500yds (460m) NW of Chesterhill Click the headings below to expand (selected extracts from …
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Halidon Hill Iron Age Settlement
- Scheduled Monument areas - based on Historic England data (Open Government Licence). To the north-west of Berwick-upon-Tweed is Halidon Hill; by its summit, on it's south-facing slope is the site …
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Defended settlement on White Hill, SE of Kimmerston
- Map showing Kimmerson with the Scheduled Monument area to the south east. The cropmarked remains of a multivallate defended settlement are located 590m south-east of Kimmerston in Northumberland. Situated on …
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Defended settlement SW of Broomhouse
- Map showing Broomhouse and the Scheduled Monument area to the south-west. To the south-west of Broomhouse in Tillside are the buried remains of an Iron Age defended settlement. It is …
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Enclosed settlement, SE of Cornhill Castle
- Map showing the enclosed settlement Scheduled Monument area, with Cornhill-on-Tweed to the south and Cornhill Castle to the north-west. About 700m north of Cornhill-on-Tweed is the site on an enclosed …
Iron Age Hillfort, Spindlestone Heughs
Site of Iron Age Settlement, Houghton, Northumberland
Pawston Hill - Iron Age Hillfort
The Ringses camp, burial mounds and cairns, Beanley Moor
Defended settlement, SW of Sandy House
Defended settlement, SW of Nesbit, Northumberland
Hillfort and Roman signal station, Barcombe Hill
Roundabouts camp, east of Bellshill
Halidon Hill Iron Age Settlement
Defended settlement on White Hill, SE of Kimmerston
Defended settlement SW of Broomhouse
