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Romano-British farmstead, 330m south of Woodhill (Otterburn)

NY 88079210 Remains of an earthwork situated, at approx 610 feet above sea-level, upon a gentle north-east pasture slope, a few feet below the hill top.
The site overlooks the valley of the River Rede to the north and east, and lower lying ground to the south.
The earthwork, a small irregular-shaped enclosure, much mutilated by ploughing over the south-eastern half is bounded by a bank of earth and stones with an outer ditch. The original entrance is in the north side. There are traces of a hut circle in the interior of 7m diameter. (1)

Wood Hill East - Listed under rectilinear but unclassified. (2)

The work, although mutilated, has most of the features common to the local minor native settlement viz its form; an enclosing feature in one of the standard variations; east-facing entrance flanked internally by a probable 'depressed yard'; and vague traces of a stone rounded hut. Surveyed at 1:2500. (3)

Additional bibliography. (4)

Scheduled as a Romano-British farmstead. (5)

Earthworks of settlement clearly visible on lidar imagery. Appears to consist of an irregular enclosure with a more regular rectilinear annexe to the S. Gaps in E rampart into main enclosure and annexe may be original entrances. Several apparent roundhouses are visible in the W half of the main enclosure, overlooking yard or paddock to the E. A single large roundhouse can be seen within the 'annexe' to the S, also overlooking a yard to the E. Perhaps originally part of cluster of at least three other enclosures to the W. Now largely surrounded by post-medieval ridge and furrow which appears to respect it, suggesting it may have been in some kind of use within the post-medieval field system. (6)
N8297
Roman (43 to 410)
Scheduled Ancient Monument
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT), Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1957; A S Phillips
AERIAL INVESTIGATION AND MAPPING, Redesdale Lidar Landscapes project ; Oracle Heritage Services


Source of Reference
Local History of Otterburn

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