Middle Dod Law hillfort (Doddington)
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Description
....Situated on the crest of a ridge of high ground about 650 feet above sea level. Although the site commands an excellent view in all directions the position is not strong, the natural slopes, particularly to the north and east being slight with dead ground in the near vicinity. The earthwork is D shaped and is contained by a bank with slight outer ditch, with fragmentary traces of a second inner bank. The inner bank is surveyable only on the north side where it has a width of 4m and a maximum height of 0.4m. Elsewhere a few stones protruding from the turf are the only traces. To the west the inner bank probably coincided with the top of the low rocky escarpment. The outer bank traceable throughout its length except on the escarpment has a width varying from 3m to 5m and a height varying from 0.3m to 1.4m. It is strongest on the west where it runs at the foot of the escarpment. The outer ditch where visible is crudely constructed and has an average width of 8m with a maximum depth of 0.7m. There are four gaps in the outer bank but the two corresponding with the modern footpath are probably not original. Of the other two entrances that to the NE appears to be original and gives access to the near level crest of the ridge and to the gently sloping ground to the NE. The other entrance to the SW, mutilated by a small quarry, is more complex..... -
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Keys to the Past (Durham & Northumbria County Councils) -
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