Catcleugh Fold Roman period native enclosure (Kielder)
(Area NY 623935) 'About 1/2 a mile south of Cat-Cleugh Camp (NY 69 SW 3), and 350 yards west of the station house on the railway, are the remains of a small camp, the stones of which have been nearly all taken to form the sheepfold, which is close to it on the east side. Its dimensions have been about 40 yards by 30, and though high, it is somewhat sheltered by the ground surrounding it, and the excavations within. A small rill has passed through the camp and supplied it with water. This camp is know as Cat-Cleugh Fold Camp'. (1)
Fort. (Type B2). (Under Prehistoric Section-Forts on High Ground). (2)
Cat-Cleugh Fold: Single-banked ring earthwork (Listed under native sites). (3)
The area noted by MacLauchlan has been afforested for some 25 years, there are, however, remains of an earthwork answering his description at NY 62349348. They amount to a slight inward-facing scarp, and two fragments of an earth and rubble bank 3-4m wide and 0.5m high forming the northern half of an oval enclosure, the remainder having been destroyed by a forest ride. These remains are slight, but the character of the original whole can be reasonable inferred, and this suggests a small native domestic enclosure. Surveyed at 1:2500. (4)
As described. There are no traces of habitation sites and on the whole the remains are in a poor state of preservation. (5)
Plan of Catcleugh Fold Camp. (6)
Additional refernce (7)
Fort. (Type B2). (Under Prehistoric Section-Forts on High Ground). (2)
Cat-Cleugh Fold: Single-banked ring earthwork (Listed under native sites). (3)
The area noted by MacLauchlan has been afforested for some 25 years, there are, however, remains of an earthwork answering his description at NY 62349348. They amount to a slight inward-facing scarp, and two fragments of an earth and rubble bank 3-4m wide and 0.5m high forming the northern half of an oval enclosure, the remainder having been destroyed by a forest ride. These remains are slight, but the character of the original whole can be reasonable inferred, and this suggests a small native domestic enclosure. Surveyed at 1:2500. (4)
As described. There are no traces of habitation sites and on the whole the remains are in a poor state of preservation. (5)
Plan of Catcleugh Fold Camp. (6)
Additional refernce (7)
N6272
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1977; S Ainsworth
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