(Centred NU 108185) Ancient dwellings. (1)

Open village site. (2)

NU 10801856 A series of enclosures and hut circles covering an area of 320m x 70m situated on a gradual slope facing north east. They consist of the following:-
'A' - Fragmentary walls of an enclosure with the remains of a hut circle near the west end. The walls are 2m wide and 0.6m high consisting of stones and earth - the diameter of the hut circle is 7m.
'B' - at NU 10801856. A well defined enclosure 52m x 32m with walls 3m wide and from 1m to 1.5m high - the walls are formed of stones and earth and are bracken covered. There are two internal walls dividing the enclosure into three small irregular ones; in the largest are two hut circles 7m diameter with walls 2m wide and 0.6m high - they are in a good state of preservation.
'C' - A fragmentary enclosure 17m x 11m with the walls made of large stones and earth 1.5m wide. There are no internal dwellings, but there is one hut circle 7m diameter at the north west side.
'D' - The remains of five hut circles of average diameter 5m, walls 1.5m wide and 0.6m high. The larger central hut has its entrance at north west side.
'E' - Well formed enclosure measuring 34m x 33m with walls 4m wide and 1m high, entrance in south east side 3m wide. There is an internal cross wall at north west side and three hut circles of average diameter 5m along inside of north east wall. The enclosure is on north east slope and along the south west side there is a ditch of U-shape 6m wide and 1m deep. It has been formed by scooping out the earth and stone and the material excavated used to form the south west wall.
'F' - fragmentary walling 2m wide and 0.6m high made of stones and earth, bracken covered. Possible remains of hut circles 4m diameter at south west end.
'G' - Carved stone situated 9m north east of a small cave in crags - it is a circular channel, cut out of the top surface of the rock, 7 inch diameter and 1 inch deep with a central boss 4 inch. Date of carving not determinable.
This collection of earthworks are typical of enclosures and hut circles found in Northumberland. (3)

Listed under Romano-British enclosed stone-built settlements. (4)

The area to the north of the modern wall is covered by much loose rock and no definite remains of 'A' are now to be found. The other enclosures are generally as described, except that at 'D' only three hut circles can be positively identified, while at 'E' the appearance of a ditch has been created by the construction of a bank at the foot of a short natural scarp. The whole complex is typical of local native settlement. Surveyed at 1:2500.
The carved rock is also as described. (5)

Area surveyed by a volunteer group led by Bill Ford, and several features were identified:
NU 10801864 - complete enclosure with two or three hut circles;
NU 10951840 - hollow-way leading to another enclosure at NU 10901843;
NU 10841855 - linear bank of earth and stone linking two enclosures;
NU 10751867 - terracing on hillside;
NU 10801867 - very narrow rigg in the interior of enclosure and on its west side, possibly cord rigg(?);
NU 10801878 - traces of a linear ditch. (6)

Scheduled. (7)(8)