Tillmouth Farm cropmark enclosure (Duddo)
NT 888444 to NT 894445. Riffington. Enclosure, cropmark. (1)
Part of a probable hillfort visible as a cropmark, consisting of a broad semi-circular outer ditch and an interrupted inner ditch. Tillmouth Farm hillfort crop mark. (2)
One of five enclosures east of Tillmouth Farm associated with other features, including a pit, possible field system and grubenhausen visible as cropmarks. The enclosure at NT 8943 4456 is the largest of the group. It is rectangular in plan and covers an area of 0.4ha. It measures 84m by 50m and its northern side abuts an element of the possible field system (HER 1002). There is a large circular pit outside the south-east corner of the enclosure. The enclosure is likely to be the remains of Roman period settlement and stock enclosures. The enclosures (see HER 974) may be contemporary or reflect settlement drift. The fields (HER 1002 and HER 1035) are likely to be associated with these enclosures. (3)
The northern part of an Iron Age defended enclosure is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs at NT8879 4442
The enclosure, located on a low ridge overlooking the River Tweed to the north-west, is oval in plan. It is defined by two concentric ditches set 10-13m apart. It has a north-west facing entrance, which is defined by flared ditch terminals in both circuits. The entrance points towards the river. The southern part of the enclosure is not visible and it is not clear if the short arc of ditch centred at NT8882 4436 is part of the circuit, an internal feature or unrelated to the enclosure. (4a)
Part of a probable hillfort visible as a cropmark, consisting of a broad semi-circular outer ditch and an interrupted inner ditch. Tillmouth Farm hillfort crop mark. (2)
One of five enclosures east of Tillmouth Farm associated with other features, including a pit, possible field system and grubenhausen visible as cropmarks. The enclosure at NT 8943 4456 is the largest of the group. It is rectangular in plan and covers an area of 0.4ha. It measures 84m by 50m and its northern side abuts an element of the possible field system (HER 1002). There is a large circular pit outside the south-east corner of the enclosure. The enclosure is likely to be the remains of Roman period settlement and stock enclosures. The enclosures (see HER 974) may be contemporary or reflect settlement drift. The fields (HER 1002 and HER 1035) are likely to be associated with these enclosures. (3)
The northern part of an Iron Age defended enclosure is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs at NT8879 4442
The enclosure, located on a low ridge overlooking the River Tweed to the north-west, is oval in plan. It is defined by two concentric ditches set 10-13m apart. It has a north-west facing entrance, which is defined by flared ditch terminals in both circuits. The entrance points towards the river. The southern part of the enclosure is not visible and it is not clear if the short arc of ditch centred at NT8882 4436 is part of the circuit, an internal feature or unrelated to the enclosure. (4a)
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION, English Heritage: Till Tweed NMP 2003; English Heritage
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