Simonside Camp (Tillside)

  • Description

    ....Weetwood Camp. Situated about 260 yards south of the River Till. A camp of complicated construction; to judge from the alterations it seems to have undergone, it has been occupied by different races and at various periods. The original form, which is very difficult to ascertain was that of an oval entrenchment on the summit of the hill, with an annexe to the north-west, with another surrounding annexe whose west side rests on the steep slopes above the Till. The interior of the latter has been divided into compartments, but the whole earthwork has been mutilated by quarrying and the creation of fences. The area covered by the earthwork is about 3 acres...
  • Owner

    Keys to the Past (Durham & Northumbria County Councils)
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
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  • Further information

    Link: https://keystothepast.info/search-records/results-of-search/results-of-search-2/site-details/?PRN=N3301
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
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