Flodden Camp (Ford)
(NT 92373510) Earthwork. [NR] (1)
Near circular, and formed of two ramparts, about 90 yds, and 120 yds wide respectively. The west side, though ploughed down, is still discernible, and traces of an entrance exists in the north-west. (2)
Visible as crop mark. (3)
Listed as probably pre-Roman. (4)
Virtually ploughed out. Only the well-spread, southern arc of the inner, and vague traces of the outer ramparts survive. Published survey (25 inch) revised. (5)
Condition unchanged. (6)
NT 923352: The ploughed out 'hillfort' at Flodden 'could possibly have begun life as a henge'. (7)
Sub-oval enclosure surviving both as a crop mark and (in part) as an earthwork. The enclosure ditch is the innermost of several that go to make up a presumed Iron Age fort, its shape suggests a monument of henge type that had been re-used for defensive purposes in a later period. (8)
A multivallate fort occupies gently sloping ground at 70m OD. In their most developed form, the defences have consisted of two, and in some places, three concentric ditches of varying width which are interrupted by opposed entrances on the E and W sides. Both entrances are staggered for greater protection and possess outward projecting ditches or `hornworks' on either flank. The innermost ditch is markedly broader than the outer ditches suggesting, perhaps, that it belongs to a different phase of development, but whether this was earlier or later than the outer ditches is impossible to say. Overall the site measures 170m E-W by 140m N-S. The spacing between the ditches varies from c. 8-10m and the area enclosed by the innermost ditch is c. 0.5ha.
More or less centrally placed within the fort is a sub-circular ditched enclosure. Like the fort itself, this enclosure possess opposed E and W-facing entrances but the enclosing ditch is much less broad than the defences of the fort. The enclosure measures c. 55m E-W by 55m N-S and contains an area of c.0.2ha. On either side of the W-facing entrance, the ditch is slightly everted perhaps implying a defensive function. The relationship between this inner enclosure and the fort itself has been a matter of debate and cannot yet be said to have been satisfactorily resolved. On the one hand it could represent a pre-fort enclosure, whether defensive or otherwise, or it could post-date the fort. The tentative suggestion that it might represent a henge monument has not met with wide support. (9)
The site is depicted as an earthwork on the first (1866) edition of the OS 6" map. (10)
NT 923 351. Flodden camp. Scheduled. (11a)
NT 924 351. South Flodden. Listed in gazetteer as a multivallate hillfort covering <0.40ha. (11b)
NT 923 351. Flodden camp. Scheduled No ND/440. (11c)
A multivallate lowland fort occupies gently sloping ground at 70m AOD. In their most developed for the defences have consisted of two, and in some places three, concentric ditches of varying width and pierced by opposing east and west facing entrances. Both entrances are staggered for greater protection and possess outwards projecting ditches or 'hornworks' on either flank. The innermost ditch of the fort is markedly broader than the outer ditches, suggesting, prehaps, that this was initially a univallate site in its earliest defensive phase. if so, later elaboration was not accompanied by any increase in habitable area within. Overall the site measures c.170m east-west by c.140m north-south. the spacing between the ditches varies from c.8-10m. the area enclosed by the innermost (and broadest) ditch of the fort is about 0.5ha.
More or less centrally placed within the fort is a sub-circular ditched enclosure. Like the fort itself, this enclosure possesses opposing east and west facing entrances, but its ditch is markedly narrower. this enclosure measures c.55m in diameter and contains an area of c.02.ha. On either side of the west facing entrance the ditch is slightly everted, perhaps indicating a defensive or protective function. The relationship of the inner enclosure to the rest of the fort itself has been a matter of some debate and has yet to be satisfactorily resolved. It could represent a small defended enclosure or a proto-fort, or else a monument of some quite different kind. The suggestion that it is a henge has however not met with widespread support. (11d)
The fort appears as a cropmark on very many aerial photographs. (11e-y)
An aerial photograph of this site has been published. (11z)
The site has been mapped from the air as part of the Milfield Geoarchaeology Project. (See archive object MD000293) (11)
Near circular, and formed of two ramparts, about 90 yds, and 120 yds wide respectively. The west side, though ploughed down, is still discernible, and traces of an entrance exists in the north-west. (2)
Visible as crop mark. (3)
Listed as probably pre-Roman. (4)
Virtually ploughed out. Only the well-spread, southern arc of the inner, and vague traces of the outer ramparts survive. Published survey (25 inch) revised. (5)
Condition unchanged. (6)
NT 923352: The ploughed out 'hillfort' at Flodden 'could possibly have begun life as a henge'. (7)
Sub-oval enclosure surviving both as a crop mark and (in part) as an earthwork. The enclosure ditch is the innermost of several that go to make up a presumed Iron Age fort, its shape suggests a monument of henge type that had been re-used for defensive purposes in a later period. (8)
A multivallate fort occupies gently sloping ground at 70m OD. In their most developed form, the defences have consisted of two, and in some places, three concentric ditches of varying width which are interrupted by opposed entrances on the E and W sides. Both entrances are staggered for greater protection and possess outward projecting ditches or `hornworks' on either flank. The innermost ditch is markedly broader than the outer ditches suggesting, perhaps, that it belongs to a different phase of development, but whether this was earlier or later than the outer ditches is impossible to say. Overall the site measures 170m E-W by 140m N-S. The spacing between the ditches varies from c. 8-10m and the area enclosed by the innermost ditch is c. 0.5ha.
More or less centrally placed within the fort is a sub-circular ditched enclosure. Like the fort itself, this enclosure possess opposed E and W-facing entrances but the enclosing ditch is much less broad than the defences of the fort. The enclosure measures c. 55m E-W by 55m N-S and contains an area of c.0.2ha. On either side of the W-facing entrance, the ditch is slightly everted perhaps implying a defensive function. The relationship between this inner enclosure and the fort itself has been a matter of debate and cannot yet be said to have been satisfactorily resolved. On the one hand it could represent a pre-fort enclosure, whether defensive or otherwise, or it could post-date the fort. The tentative suggestion that it might represent a henge monument has not met with wide support. (9)
The site is depicted as an earthwork on the first (1866) edition of the OS 6" map. (10)
NT 923 351. Flodden camp. Scheduled. (11a)
NT 924 351. South Flodden. Listed in gazetteer as a multivallate hillfort covering <0.40ha. (11b)
NT 923 351. Flodden camp. Scheduled No ND/440. (11c)
A multivallate lowland fort occupies gently sloping ground at 70m AOD. In their most developed for the defences have consisted of two, and in some places three, concentric ditches of varying width and pierced by opposing east and west facing entrances. Both entrances are staggered for greater protection and possess outwards projecting ditches or 'hornworks' on either flank. The innermost ditch of the fort is markedly broader than the outer ditches, suggesting, prehaps, that this was initially a univallate site in its earliest defensive phase. if so, later elaboration was not accompanied by any increase in habitable area within. Overall the site measures c.170m east-west by c.140m north-south. the spacing between the ditches varies from c.8-10m. the area enclosed by the innermost (and broadest) ditch of the fort is about 0.5ha.
More or less centrally placed within the fort is a sub-circular ditched enclosure. Like the fort itself, this enclosure possesses opposing east and west facing entrances, but its ditch is markedly narrower. this enclosure measures c.55m in diameter and contains an area of c.02.ha. On either side of the west facing entrance the ditch is slightly everted, perhaps indicating a defensive or protective function. The relationship of the inner enclosure to the rest of the fort itself has been a matter of some debate and has yet to be satisfactorily resolved. It could represent a small defended enclosure or a proto-fort, or else a monument of some quite different kind. The suggestion that it is a henge has however not met with widespread support. (11d)
The fort appears as a cropmark on very many aerial photographs. (11e-y)
An aerial photograph of this site has been published. (11z)
The site has been mapped from the air as part of the Milfield Geoarchaeology Project. (See archive object MD000293) (11)
N1829
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1964; N K Blood
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1967; R W Emsley
FIELD SURVEY, Hill forts and settlements in Northumberland ; G Jobey
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1967; R W Emsley
FIELD SURVEY, Hill forts and settlements in Northumberland ; G Jobey
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