Pike House camp (Brinkburn and Hesleyhurst)
(Centred NZ 07679968) Camp. (1)
Raw (Pike House) Oval enclosure with single rampart enclosing approx one acre. (2)
The camp at Pike House has a commanding view to the east and south. It is roughly circular in form with an interior diameter of nearly 80yds. It has had two ramparts about 10yds from each other but the outer one is almost destroyed. There was probably an entrance on the north west side where both ramparts are destroyed. The principal entrance appears to have been on the opposite or south east side. Water was probably obtained to the north west of the camp. (3)
Type B2 (Forts on high ground less dependent on natural slopes for protection). (4)
Remains of a sub-rectangular earthwork situates, at approx 650ft above sea level, upon a nearly flat pasture, a little below the highest part of the hill, which is 300m to the south-west. The site overlooks the River Coquet valley to the east, and the Forest Burn valley to the south. The ground falls away gently on the north and west sides. The nearest present fresh water supply is a well at Pike House, 400m to the south-west, but there is a small pond within the earthwork, which may be supplied by a spring.
The earthwork has consisted of double ramparts of earth and stone with a medial ditch. The outer rampart is extant only upon the east and south sides. West of an old field bank and modern fence which cross the site, the ramparts have been almost completely ploughed out but the ditch remains.
There is a simple entrance in the east side, and remains of an entrance in the north side. The inner rampart is turned inwards for some distance down the east side of the latter entrance.
There are no traces of interior occupation to be seen but the ground surface is very hummocky. The earthwork is surrounded by strong rig and furrow plough lines. (5)
Pike House - listed under pre-Roman Iron Age univallate, (forts, settlements and enclosures). (6)
The earthwork is formed by a single ditch with fragmentary inner and outer upcast banks. It is clearly non-defensive, and of no great strength, but its inclusion in a list of pre-Roman works is probably justified by its proportions, and general appearance. Surveyed at 1:2500. (7)
NZ 077 997. North Pike House. Listed in a gazetteer of British hillforts as a univallate structure enclosing 0.32ha. (8a)
NZ 077 997. Pike House camp. Scheduled No ND/430. (8b)
Raw (Pike House) Oval enclosure with single rampart enclosing approx one acre. (2)
The camp at Pike House has a commanding view to the east and south. It is roughly circular in form with an interior diameter of nearly 80yds. It has had two ramparts about 10yds from each other but the outer one is almost destroyed. There was probably an entrance on the north west side where both ramparts are destroyed. The principal entrance appears to have been on the opposite or south east side. Water was probably obtained to the north west of the camp. (3)
Type B2 (Forts on high ground less dependent on natural slopes for protection). (4)
Remains of a sub-rectangular earthwork situates, at approx 650ft above sea level, upon a nearly flat pasture, a little below the highest part of the hill, which is 300m to the south-west. The site overlooks the River Coquet valley to the east, and the Forest Burn valley to the south. The ground falls away gently on the north and west sides. The nearest present fresh water supply is a well at Pike House, 400m to the south-west, but there is a small pond within the earthwork, which may be supplied by a spring.
The earthwork has consisted of double ramparts of earth and stone with a medial ditch. The outer rampart is extant only upon the east and south sides. West of an old field bank and modern fence which cross the site, the ramparts have been almost completely ploughed out but the ditch remains.
There is a simple entrance in the east side, and remains of an entrance in the north side. The inner rampart is turned inwards for some distance down the east side of the latter entrance.
There are no traces of interior occupation to be seen but the ground surface is very hummocky. The earthwork is surrounded by strong rig and furrow plough lines. (5)
Pike House - listed under pre-Roman Iron Age univallate, (forts, settlements and enclosures). (6)
The earthwork is formed by a single ditch with fragmentary inner and outer upcast banks. It is clearly non-defensive, and of no great strength, but its inclusion in a list of pre-Roman works is probably justified by its proportions, and general appearance. Surveyed at 1:2500. (7)
NZ 077 997. North Pike House. Listed in a gazetteer of British hillforts as a univallate structure enclosing 0.32ha. (8a)
NZ 077 997. Pike House camp. Scheduled No ND/430. (8b)
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FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1957; A S Phillips
FIELD SURVEY, Hill forts and settlements in Northumberland ; G Jobey
FIELD SURVEY, Hill forts and settlements in Northumberland ; G Jobey
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