Stone Circle (Kirknewton)
(Area centred NT 91822909) (2). Stone circle near Yeavering Bell about one mile west of the summit between Torleehouse and the head of the burn running down to Old Yeavering. Approximate diameter c.40 feet, the stones are very low, the highest being only 4 feet. (1)(2)
Area centred NT 91632909. A level area of pasture with a scatter of loose rocks. None are erect and no regular formation could be discerned. There are no stones as high as four feet in the area. This is the only area in the vicinity with stones in any quantity and agrees with the position described. There is no local knowledge of a stone circle hereabouts. (3)
As described by authority 3. No trace. (4)
NT 9163 2909. Between December 1999 and March 2000, English Heritage carried out a detailed field investigation of the Iron Age hillfort on West Hill (NT 92 NW 31), together with an area of 0.5km2 around it, following a request from the Northumberland National Park (Event record 1300646).
Authority 3's revised siting for the alleged stone circle was investigated briefly (at Level 1). No trace of a stone circle can be identified, although there is a scatter of naturally occurring large boulders across the gently sloping hillside. Some of these boulders have been gathered into small cairns (probably fairly recent attempts at land improvement). Authority 1's suggestion of a stone circle is unquestionably erroneous, but is at least consistent with his fanciful interpretation of earthworks elsewhere around West Hill.
For further information, see the Level 3 report on the field investigation, which includes a full textual description and interpretation of the remains, copies of plans surveyed at various scales, selected photographs and interpretative drawings. The remainder of the archive material is also available through the NMR. (5a)
No details are discernible from the available aerial photographs. (5b)
Area centred NT 91632909. A level area of pasture with a scatter of loose rocks. None are erect and no regular formation could be discerned. There are no stones as high as four feet in the area. This is the only area in the vicinity with stones in any quantity and agrees with the position described. There is no local knowledge of a stone circle hereabouts. (3)
As described by authority 3. No trace. (4)
NT 9163 2909. Between December 1999 and March 2000, English Heritage carried out a detailed field investigation of the Iron Age hillfort on West Hill (NT 92 NW 31), together with an area of 0.5km2 around it, following a request from the Northumberland National Park (Event record 1300646).
Authority 3's revised siting for the alleged stone circle was investigated briefly (at Level 1). No trace of a stone circle can be identified, although there is a scatter of naturally occurring large boulders across the gently sloping hillside. Some of these boulders have been gathered into small cairns (probably fairly recent attempts at land improvement). Authority 1's suggestion of a stone circle is unquestionably erroneous, but is at least consistent with his fanciful interpretation of earthworks elsewhere around West Hill.
For further information, see the Level 3 report on the field investigation, which includes a full textual description and interpretation of the remains, copies of plans surveyed at various scales, selected photographs and interpretative drawings. The remainder of the archive material is also available through the NMR. (5a)
No details are discernible from the available aerial photographs. (5b)
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FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1955; E Geary
HISTORIC AREA ASSESSMENT, Kirknewton Village Atlas (HISTORIC BERWICK VILLAGE ATLAS) ; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
MEASURED SURVEY, English Heritage: hillforts in the Northumberland National Park project ; English Heritage
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION, English Heritage: Milfield Basin Aerial Survey ; RCHME
HISTORIC AREA ASSESSMENT, Kirknewton Village Atlas (HISTORIC BERWICK VILLAGE ATLAS) ; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
MEASURED SURVEY, English Heritage: hillforts in the Northumberland National Park project ; English Heritage
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION, English Heritage: Milfield Basin Aerial Survey ; RCHME
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