Warden Hill (Warden)
Warden Hill hillfort. Copyright Reserved: Museum of Antiquities, Newcastle upon Tyne.
This is an Iron Age hillfort which stands on the summit of Warden Hill. It has wide views in all directions and stands near the junction of the North and South Tyne. The enclosure is roughly circular and in places there are three ramparts and a ditch. A small Roman period settlement overlies the north-western corner of the hillfort. This is a Scheduled Monument protected by law.
N8558
Iron Age (800BC to 43AD)
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FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1966; R W Emsley
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY, Warden Hillfort 1994; P Swaddle, Durham University
FIELD SURVEY, Hill forts and settlements in Northumberland ; G Jobey
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY, Warden Hillfort 1994; P Swaddle, Durham University
FIELD SURVEY, Hill forts and settlements in Northumberland ; G Jobey
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