Pawston Hill Camp (Kilham)
[NT 85053185] Camp [O.E.] (1)
Oval, nearly circular, in form, with three ramparts. The middle one encloses a plantation of about 2 acres, and the others are each about 10yds from this centre one. Within the interior are parallel walls, in an east to west direction, from 8 to 10ft apart. (2)
Listed as a probable pre-Roman, multivallate fort. (3)
Resurveyed at 1:2500. The work appears to consist of the remains of a stone walled settlement with secondary vallation. The whole has been robbed of stone to build the modern plantation wall, and the interior is complicated by the collapsed rubble walls, already noted, which obscure any other possible structures. The walls obviously post date the remainder of the work, but their purpose is problematical. (4)
Surveyed by Tyne and Wear Museums in 1994. The monument is not wholly defensive in character and gives the impression that construction was abandoned before completion. Other sites nearby have better defensive qualities. It may be that this type of enclosure was a focal point or 'locus' for the community which built it and for others; the monument is highly visible from all points nearby - from the valley bottom or the heights around. (5)
NT 851 318. Pawston Hill. Listed in gazetteer of British hillforts as a multivallate structure enclosing 0.40ha. (6a)
NT 850 319. Paston Hill camp. Scheduled No ND/257. (6b)
Oval, nearly circular, in form, with three ramparts. The middle one encloses a plantation of about 2 acres, and the others are each about 10yds from this centre one. Within the interior are parallel walls, in an east to west direction, from 8 to 10ft apart. (2)
Listed as a probable pre-Roman, multivallate fort. (3)
Resurveyed at 1:2500. The work appears to consist of the remains of a stone walled settlement with secondary vallation. The whole has been robbed of stone to build the modern plantation wall, and the interior is complicated by the collapsed rubble walls, already noted, which obscure any other possible structures. The walls obviously post date the remainder of the work, but their purpose is problematical. (4)
Surveyed by Tyne and Wear Museums in 1994. The monument is not wholly defensive in character and gives the impression that construction was abandoned before completion. Other sites nearby have better defensive qualities. It may be that this type of enclosure was a focal point or 'locus' for the community which built it and for others; the monument is highly visible from all points nearby - from the valley bottom or the heights around. (5)
NT 851 318. Pawston Hill. Listed in gazetteer of British hillforts as a multivallate structure enclosing 0.40ha. (6a)
NT 850 319. Paston Hill camp. Scheduled No ND/257. (6b)
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FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1966; R W Emsley
TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY, Pawston Hill Camp 1994; Tyne and Wear Museums
FIELD SURVEY, Hill forts and settlements in Northumberland ; G Jobey
TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY, Pawston Hill Camp 1994; Tyne and Wear Museums
FIELD SURVEY, Hill forts and settlements in Northumberland ; G Jobey
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