Settlement on Meggrim's Knowe (Alnham)
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Description
...A group of scooped homesteads of V (Votadini) type, only two of which seem to have had hut circles in them. But there are traces of a wall enclosing the hill top, which may have preceded the homesteads. (2) Meggrim's Knowe. Village site. Approximately 1-1/2 acres. (3) Type H1(4) Ancient village sites protected by walls, ramparts or ditches. (4) This earthwork is situated on the summit of a ridge a little below the 900 foot contour. The steep slopes (approx 1:2) of the Breamish valley lie immediately to the north but elsewhere the land falls away gently. There is a good all round view although the site is not particularly good defensively except against attack from the north. The land in the vicinity is well grassed and would provide good pastureage. The earthwork consists of several enclosures giving the impression of a settlement that has expanded from time to time to accommodate a growing community. The mainwork is at the west and consists of an oval enclosure bounded by a fragmentary bank of earth and stones. To the south this bank is near the base of the ridge indicating that it did not serve a defensive purpose. The bank is badly mutilated and only one entrance could be certainly identified. This is on the south side and is marked by a large stone on the east side of the gap...... -
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Keys to the Past (Durham & Northumbria County Councils) -
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Further information
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