Defended settlement (Edlingham)
(NU 08770816) Camp. (1)
An imperfect intrenchment c.60 yards in diameter with an entrance in the east side. (2)(3)
This circular earthwork is situated on low lying ground with an ample water supply on east and west c.250 yards away. It consists of a bank and ditch and is c.42m in diameter internally. The inner bank has an average width of 6m and varies in height from 0.6m to 1.2m. The distances between the top of the bank and the lip of the ditch is 10m; depth of ditch 1.5m. There are three breaks in the earthwork, one at north-west side and the second at south-east side are considered original entrances 4m wide, while the third in the east side is a modern break. The earthwork is not in a defensive position, nor are the bank and ditch strong enough to be considered defensive. It is a simple enclosure which is pastoral in outlook and is most probably a stock enclosure. There are no internal dwellings. (4)
One of a small number of earthworks situated on slopes which have been included as a separate category. They are circular or oval in form, having an internal area consistent with that of the pre-Roman Iron Age forts and settlements, and are mainly univallate, with an internal
mound, median ditch, and couterscarp bank in fairly typical fashion. They possess few other distinguishing features that would assist in placing them in a context, and it is conceivable that some may be no more than stock enclosures. (5)
Resurveyed at 1:2500. (6)
Situated at NU 08770816 on slightly sloping ground this near circular enclosure formed by a bank with outer ditch is mainly as described. There appear to have been two opposing entrances in the NNW and SSE. A gap in the east is most probably a modern mutilation. The fairly flat interior is featureless. A modern boundary bank cuts across the ditch in the south and the whole site is surrounded by rig and furrow obscuring any traces of possible associated cultivation.
This feature is similar (although in a more level area and much better preserved) to NU 00 NE 9, 450m due south and is obviously contemporary. The strength of the bank and ditch suggest that this was more than just a simple stock enclosure and it is possible that it may have been a small defensive enclosed settlement though there is no evidence of internal hut sites to confirm this. Surveyed at 1:10,000. (7)
Scheduled. (8)
NU 088 082; NU 087 077. Two camps N of Rough Castles. Scheduled No ND/426. (9a)
An imperfect intrenchment c.60 yards in diameter with an entrance in the east side. (2)(3)
This circular earthwork is situated on low lying ground with an ample water supply on east and west c.250 yards away. It consists of a bank and ditch and is c.42m in diameter internally. The inner bank has an average width of 6m and varies in height from 0.6m to 1.2m. The distances between the top of the bank and the lip of the ditch is 10m; depth of ditch 1.5m. There are three breaks in the earthwork, one at north-west side and the second at south-east side are considered original entrances 4m wide, while the third in the east side is a modern break. The earthwork is not in a defensive position, nor are the bank and ditch strong enough to be considered defensive. It is a simple enclosure which is pastoral in outlook and is most probably a stock enclosure. There are no internal dwellings. (4)
One of a small number of earthworks situated on slopes which have been included as a separate category. They are circular or oval in form, having an internal area consistent with that of the pre-Roman Iron Age forts and settlements, and are mainly univallate, with an internal
mound, median ditch, and couterscarp bank in fairly typical fashion. They possess few other distinguishing features that would assist in placing them in a context, and it is conceivable that some may be no more than stock enclosures. (5)
Resurveyed at 1:2500. (6)
Situated at NU 08770816 on slightly sloping ground this near circular enclosure formed by a bank with outer ditch is mainly as described. There appear to have been two opposing entrances in the NNW and SSE. A gap in the east is most probably a modern mutilation. The fairly flat interior is featureless. A modern boundary bank cuts across the ditch in the south and the whole site is surrounded by rig and furrow obscuring any traces of possible associated cultivation.
This feature is similar (although in a more level area and much better preserved) to NU 00 NE 9, 450m due south and is obviously contemporary. The strength of the bank and ditch suggest that this was more than just a simple stock enclosure and it is possible that it may have been a small defensive enclosed settlement though there is no evidence of internal hut sites to confirm this. Surveyed at 1:10,000. (7)
Scheduled. (8)
NU 088 082; NU 087 077. Two camps N of Rough Castles. Scheduled No ND/426. (9a)
N2757
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1954; J H Ostridge
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1971; D Smith
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1976; I S Sainsbury
FIELD SURVEY, Hill forts and settlements in Northumberland ; G Jobey
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1971; D Smith
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1976; I S Sainsbury
FIELD SURVEY, Hill forts and settlements in Northumberland ; G Jobey
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