Medieval moated settlement near Outchester (Easington (Northumberland))
A pentagon-shaped earthwork is all that remains of a medieval moated farmstead just east of Outchester. During the 18th century, a dovecote was built on the site. This is now ruined. The farmstead and dovecote are a Scheduled Monument protected by law.
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FIELD SURVEY, Some rectilinear settlements of the Roman period in Northumberland; Further notes on rectilinear earthworks in Northumberland: some Medieval and Later settlements 1960
MEASURED SURVEY, An Excavation at Outchester, Northumberland 1964
TRIAL TRENCH, An Excavation at Outchester, Northumberland 1964
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1964; W D Johnston
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1968; B H Pritchard
WATCHING BRIEF, Archaeological watching brief at The Ducket, Outchester Farm, Belford, Northumberland 2007; Bamburgh Research Project
MEASURED SURVEY, An Excavation at Outchester, Northumberland 1964
TRIAL TRENCH, An Excavation at Outchester, Northumberland 1964
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1964; W D Johnston
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1968; B H Pritchard
WATCHING BRIEF, Archaeological watching brief at The Ducket, Outchester Farm, Belford, Northumberland 2007; Bamburgh Research Project
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