Defended settlement, 700m north of Overacres - Otterburn - List Entry

  • Description

    ".....The monument includes a multivallate defended settlement of Iron Age date situated in an elevated position on the summit of Camp Hill commanding extensive views in all directions. The settlement, roughly circular in shape, measures 83m in diameter within three substantial ramparts of earth and stone and three ditches. The inner rampart ranges from 3m to 7m wide and stands to a height of 1m. The central rampart is 4m to 8m wide and stands to a height of 1m and the outer rampart is 4m wide and is on average 2m high. The three ditches are between 4m and 6m wide...."
  • Owner

    Historic England
  • Source

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  • Further information

    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1007526
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 1 year ago
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