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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 Northumberland. The remains of the settlement show it to be an enclosure of approximately 85m by 75m, within three ramparts and two ditches. The inner and middle ramparts are separated by a ditch. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[1]

Pawston Iron Age Scheduled Ancient Monument Historic Buildings and Monuments in Kilham Civil Parish
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Defended settlement, 507m north west of Pawston Lake
- "The monument includes a defended settlement of Iron Age date, situated near the summit of Pawston Hill and overlooking Bowmont Water to the west and Pawston Lake to the south …
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List number: 1006527
Grid ref: NT8505431848

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