East Thirston Moor (Thirston)
[Area centred NZ 183985] East Thirston Moor. Site (now lost) of an earthwork. Approx position Lat 55deg 16' 50" N. Long 1deg 42' 40" W. (1)
Sir David Smith, writing c.1824, described Thirston camp as being ploughed down and only traced with difficulty. It lay on flat ground to the south west of the farmhouse and was of circular shape and about 75 paces in diameter.
Two stone axes found within the precincts of the camp in 1797 and 1800 are now in the museum of Alnwick Castle. (2)
Case E no 29. A small celt of yellowish brown flint, 3ins long and 2.5 ins broad at the cutting edge. The body of the flint is roughly chipped but the curved cutting edge is ground. Found in 1797 in a small circular camp on East Thirston Moor.
Case E no 30. A celt 4.5ins long made of a greenish stone and polished all over. Found in 1800 on East Thirston Moor. (3)
No trace of this earthwork remains, the whole area now forming part of a disused RAF airfield. The situation is on level ground a little over the 200ft contour. Present location of two polished axes, as given by authority. (3)
Confirmed. (4)
Sir David Smith, writing c.1824, described Thirston camp as being ploughed down and only traced with difficulty. It lay on flat ground to the south west of the farmhouse and was of circular shape and about 75 paces in diameter.
Two stone axes found within the precincts of the camp in 1797 and 1800 are now in the museum of Alnwick Castle. (2)
Case E no 29. A small celt of yellowish brown flint, 3ins long and 2.5 ins broad at the cutting edge. The body of the flint is roughly chipped but the curved cutting edge is ground. Found in 1797 in a small circular camp on East Thirston Moor.
Case E no 30. A celt 4.5ins long made of a greenish stone and polished all over. Found in 1800 on East Thirston Moor. (3)
No trace of this earthwork remains, the whole area now forming part of a disused RAF airfield. The situation is on level ground a little over the 200ft contour. Present location of two polished axes, as given by authority. (3)
Confirmed. (4)
N11345
Neolithic (4000BC to 2200BC)
UNCERTAIN
UNCERTAIN
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1957; E Geary
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