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Roughting Linn camp



Map showing the Scheduled Monument area of the camp (Historic England data), with Roughting Linn Waterfall to the west and Cup & Ring marke stone to the east.

Roughting Linn camp is the site of an ancient hillfort, located just over 2½ miles NNW of Doddington in Northumberland. It is situated on a steep promontory formed where the ravine of Broomridgedean Burn is joined by another smaller river. Two sides of the site take advantage of the natural defences of the promontory, with an arc of ramparts built to defend the other sides. The site is Scheduled Monument (legally protected). Nearby are Routin Linn Waterfall and a site of prehistoric rock art.

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EN0526 Roughting Linn Camp, Northumberland

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Located on a riverine spur on Doddington North Moor and close to Roughting Linn waterfall, a multivallate promontory fort. The site comprises a maximum of five well-preserved ramparts cutting off the neck of the promontory in the SE where the ground is less steep. The arc of the ramparts terminate on the edge of the spur. No evidence of ditches. A single inturned entrance lies in the N and traces of a counterscarp bank have been observed curving into the entrance. No internal features have been identified. A rock with approximately 60 cup and ring marks lies a few metres outside the rampart in the SE. Recorded on 1856-65 OS mapping. The site is unexcavated and undated. Scheduled

Source: Lock, Gary and Ralston, Ian. 2024. Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland. Available at: https://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Doddington Civil Parish Hillfort Broomridgedean Burn Routin Lynn (farm) Scheduled Monuments in Northumberland Historic Buildings and Monuments in Doddington Civil Parish
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EN0526 Roughting Linn Camp, Northumberland
- Located on a riverine spur on Doddington North Moor and close to Roughting Linn waterfall, a multivallate promontory fort. The site comprises a maximum of five well-preserved ramparts cutting off …
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Roughting Linn Hillfort - Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in England in Northumberland
- Very easily accessible and visible Iron Age ramparts in close proximity to the Rock Art, well worth visiting.....
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List number: 1006601
County: Northumberland
Grid ref: NT9830236767

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