Roughting Linn camp (Doddington)
Ramparts of Roughting Linn camp. Photo by Harry Rowland.
(NT 98283675) Hill Fort. (1)
A pre-Roman multivallate fort situated on a riverine spur. The main defences form the arc of a circle with ends resting on the natural scarps. Traces of an outer counterscarp curves into the entrance. (2)
Scheduled. (3)
A well-preserved promontory fort, with a maximum of five ramparts, and an inturned entrance on the north. Published survey (25 inch) revised. (4)
Description correct. Published survey (25 inch) revised. (5)
A triangular space between the Broomridgedean Burn and one of its tributaries is isolated by means of a series of mounds and ditches. The mounds are comprised of earth and stones. The east mound is rather straighter and apparently later. (6)
NT 983 368. Roughting Linn. Listed in gazetteer as a multivallate hillfort covering 0.60ha. (7a)
NT 983 367. Roughting Linn camp. Scheduled No ND/65A. (7b)
A pre-Roman multivallate fort situated on a riverine spur. The main defences form the arc of a circle with ends resting on the natural scarps. Traces of an outer counterscarp curves into the entrance. (2)
Scheduled. (3)
A well-preserved promontory fort, with a maximum of five ramparts, and an inturned entrance on the north. Published survey (25 inch) revised. (4)
Description correct. Published survey (25 inch) revised. (5)
A triangular space between the Broomridgedean Burn and one of its tributaries is isolated by means of a series of mounds and ditches. The mounds are comprised of earth and stones. The east mound is rather straighter and apparently later. (6)
NT 983 368. Roughting Linn. Listed in gazetteer as a multivallate hillfort covering 0.60ha. (7a)
NT 983 367. Roughting Linn camp. Scheduled No ND/65A. (7b)
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FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1964; R D Loader
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1967; E C Waight
FIELD SURVEY, Hill forts and settlements in Northumberland ; G Jobey
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1967; E C Waight
FIELD SURVEY, Hill forts and settlements in Northumberland ; G Jobey
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