Simonside Camp (Tillside)
(NU 02122934) Camp. (1)
('A' NU 02122948) '...There is something on the west side of the wall to the north;. (2)
Weetwood Camp. Situated about 260 yards south of the River Till.
A camp of complicated construction; to judge from the alterations it seems to have undergone, it has been occupied by different races and at various periods.
The original form, which is very difficult to ascertain was that of an oval entrenchment on the summit of the hill, with an annexe to the north-west, with another surrounding annexe whose west side rests on the steep slopes above the Till. The interior of the latter has been divided into compartments, but the whole earthwork has been mutilated by quarrying and the creation of fences.
The area covered by the earthwork is about 3 acres. (3)
(Plan shows oval enclosure with single rampart with a large annex on the north and east sides and a smaller annex on the north-west side. The smaller annex has traces of internal divisions). (4)
Weetwood Bridge. Fortified enclosures and Ancient Settlements Type B2. (Forts on high ground less dependent on natural slopes for protection). (5)
Weetwood Moor. Oval earthwork with multiple ramparts enclosing approximately 1 acre. (6)
Weetwood Camp in which were found a quern made of porphyry, a stone trough, similar in appearance to the pot querns found in Ireland, and three round stone balls, artificially formed about 3ins in diameter. (7)
The remains of a settlement situated at approximately 350 feet above sea level in a commanding position.
The work consists of a strong central enclosure with adjoining annexes - as on plan - an abundant water supply is readily available. The whole has suffered gross mutilation by surface quarrying, farming, forestry, and the erection of field walls.
In purpose the earthwork appears to have been a settlement for a pastoral people - whether there has been more than one occupation, as suggested by authority 3, cannot now be deduced - many sites having similar features have been encountered on the moors and fells of this county, one of the finer examples being situated on Garleigh Moor.
In general no period has yet been assigned to their construction, although the Garleigh Moor site has been postulated pre-Roman by Divisional Investigation.
The present location of finds noted by authority 7 has not been ascertained.
No field names are available. Feature noted by authority 2 is a quarry. (8)
Listed as pre-Roman Iron Age multivallate (forts, settlements and enclosures) (9), with a number of overlying Romano-British stone huts and forecourts on the eastern, and less exposed side. (10)
The work is in poor condition, but is consistent with Jobey's classification. Resurveyed at 1:2500. (11)
A roughly circular enclosure of diameter approx 50m formed by a single bank 1m high. Annexe to east defended by a low bank with 2m drop on outerside. Ground is irregular due partly to old quarrying, but these may be huts. (12)
This settlement appears on several aerial photographs. They do no add significantly to the discriptions and interpretations of the site referred to above, but are useful as a visual record. (13a-c)
This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the Milfield Geoarchaeology Project. (see archive object MD000297). The mapping was carried out with reference to the plan of the site published by Jobey (source 9), and so should not be regarded as providing entirely independent confirmation of that plan. (13d)
The NMRC holds a photographic copy of a manuscript plan of the site drawn in 1858 by H. Maclauchlan. (This is a working draft of the plan which was published as source 4.) (13e)
('A' NU 02122948) '...There is something on the west side of the wall to the north;. (2)
Weetwood Camp. Situated about 260 yards south of the River Till.
A camp of complicated construction; to judge from the alterations it seems to have undergone, it has been occupied by different races and at various periods.
The original form, which is very difficult to ascertain was that of an oval entrenchment on the summit of the hill, with an annexe to the north-west, with another surrounding annexe whose west side rests on the steep slopes above the Till. The interior of the latter has been divided into compartments, but the whole earthwork has been mutilated by quarrying and the creation of fences.
The area covered by the earthwork is about 3 acres. (3)
(Plan shows oval enclosure with single rampart with a large annex on the north and east sides and a smaller annex on the north-west side. The smaller annex has traces of internal divisions). (4)
Weetwood Bridge. Fortified enclosures and Ancient Settlements Type B2. (Forts on high ground less dependent on natural slopes for protection). (5)
Weetwood Moor. Oval earthwork with multiple ramparts enclosing approximately 1 acre. (6)
Weetwood Camp in which were found a quern made of porphyry, a stone trough, similar in appearance to the pot querns found in Ireland, and three round stone balls, artificially formed about 3ins in diameter. (7)
The remains of a settlement situated at approximately 350 feet above sea level in a commanding position.
The work consists of a strong central enclosure with adjoining annexes - as on plan - an abundant water supply is readily available. The whole has suffered gross mutilation by surface quarrying, farming, forestry, and the erection of field walls.
In purpose the earthwork appears to have been a settlement for a pastoral people - whether there has been more than one occupation, as suggested by authority 3, cannot now be deduced - many sites having similar features have been encountered on the moors and fells of this county, one of the finer examples being situated on Garleigh Moor.
In general no period has yet been assigned to their construction, although the Garleigh Moor site has been postulated pre-Roman by Divisional Investigation.
The present location of finds noted by authority 7 has not been ascertained.
No field names are available. Feature noted by authority 2 is a quarry. (8)
Listed as pre-Roman Iron Age multivallate (forts, settlements and enclosures) (9), with a number of overlying Romano-British stone huts and forecourts on the eastern, and less exposed side. (10)
The work is in poor condition, but is consistent with Jobey's classification. Resurveyed at 1:2500. (11)
A roughly circular enclosure of diameter approx 50m formed by a single bank 1m high. Annexe to east defended by a low bank with 2m drop on outerside. Ground is irregular due partly to old quarrying, but these may be huts. (12)
This settlement appears on several aerial photographs. They do no add significantly to the discriptions and interpretations of the site referred to above, but are useful as a visual record. (13a-c)
This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the Milfield Geoarchaeology Project. (see archive object MD000297). The mapping was carried out with reference to the plan of the site published by Jobey (source 9), and so should not be regarded as providing entirely independent confirmation of that plan. (13d)
The NMRC holds a photographic copy of a manuscript plan of the site drawn in 1858 by H. Maclauchlan. (This is a working draft of the plan which was published as source 4.) (13e)
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FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1957; F H Colquhoun
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1969; B H Pritchard
FIELD SURVEY, Hill forts and settlements in Northumberland ; G Jobey
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1969; B H Pritchard
FIELD SURVEY, Hill forts and settlements in Northumberland ; G Jobey
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