Fordwood Camp, Broomridge (Ford)
(NT 9715 3646) Earthwork. [L.B.] (1)
An oval-shaped camp defended on the north by two ramparts and to the south by steep natural slopes. (2)
Traces of an entrace exist on the north-east and another, with a traverse towards the brook. (3)
Listed as probably pre-Roman. (4)
Scheduled. (5)
The northern arc of the inner, and a fragment of both ramparts in the south-west are the only remains. No trace of entrances, or internal structures survives. Published survey (25 inch) revised. (6)
Published survey (25 inch) correct. (7)
Cropmarks representing a multivallate Iron Age fort were recorded in 1994. The S half of the site lies in woodland where it may survive in the form of an earthwork. Part of the N defensive circuit is also masked by trees. Cropmarks show that in their most developed form the defences have consisted of three, or more probably four, concentric ditches forming an enclosure which is oval in plan. The separation between the ditches is of the order of 5-10m. Within the innermost ditch, and running concentric with it, is what could be either another ditch or else the foundation trench for a line of timbers. This last feature could represent a palisade or else the timber revetment of a rampart. No features are visible in the interior and the position of the entrance cannot be made out from the air photographs. (8)
Scheduled. (9)
NT 972 365. Fordwood. Listed in gazetteer as a multivallate hillfort covering 0.80ha. (10a)
NT 971 364. Fordwood camp, Broomridge Dean. Scheduled No ND/235. (10b)
[NT 9716 3644] Cropmarks representing the multivallate Iron Age fort were recorded in 1994. The southern half of the site is hidden by woodland and part of the northern defensive circuit is also masked by trees. Cropmarks show that in their most developed form the defences have consisted of three, or more probably four, concentric ditches forming an enclosure which is oval in plan. The separation between the ditches is of the order of 5 to 10m. Within the innermost ditch, and running concentric with it, is what could be either another ditch or else the foundation trench for a line of timbers. This last feature could represent a palisade or else the timber revetment for a rampart. No features are visible in the interior and the position of the entrance cannot be made out from the aerial photographs. (10c)
This site has been mapped from the air as part of the Milfield Geoarchaeology Project. (See archive object MD000294) (10)
An oval-shaped camp defended on the north by two ramparts and to the south by steep natural slopes. (2)
Traces of an entrace exist on the north-east and another, with a traverse towards the brook. (3)
Listed as probably pre-Roman. (4)
Scheduled. (5)
The northern arc of the inner, and a fragment of both ramparts in the south-west are the only remains. No trace of entrances, or internal structures survives. Published survey (25 inch) revised. (6)
Published survey (25 inch) correct. (7)
Cropmarks representing a multivallate Iron Age fort were recorded in 1994. The S half of the site lies in woodland where it may survive in the form of an earthwork. Part of the N defensive circuit is also masked by trees. Cropmarks show that in their most developed form the defences have consisted of three, or more probably four, concentric ditches forming an enclosure which is oval in plan. The separation between the ditches is of the order of 5-10m. Within the innermost ditch, and running concentric with it, is what could be either another ditch or else the foundation trench for a line of timbers. This last feature could represent a palisade or else the timber revetment of a rampart. No features are visible in the interior and the position of the entrance cannot be made out from the air photographs. (8)
Scheduled. (9)
NT 972 365. Fordwood. Listed in gazetteer as a multivallate hillfort covering 0.80ha. (10a)
NT 971 364. Fordwood camp, Broomridge Dean. Scheduled No ND/235. (10b)
[NT 9716 3644] Cropmarks representing the multivallate Iron Age fort were recorded in 1994. The southern half of the site is hidden by woodland and part of the northern defensive circuit is also masked by trees. Cropmarks show that in their most developed form the defences have consisted of three, or more probably four, concentric ditches forming an enclosure which is oval in plan. The separation between the ditches is of the order of 5 to 10m. Within the innermost ditch, and running concentric with it, is what could be either another ditch or else the foundation trench for a line of timbers. This last feature could represent a palisade or else the timber revetment for a rampart. No features are visible in the interior and the position of the entrance cannot be made out from the aerial photographs. (10c)
This site has been mapped from the air as part of the Milfield Geoarchaeology Project. (See archive object MD000294) (10)
N1948
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1964; W D Johnston
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1967; D King
FIELD SURVEY, Hill forts and settlements in Northumberland ; G Jobey
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1967; D King
FIELD SURVEY, Hill forts and settlements in Northumberland ; G Jobey
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