Iron Age enclosure at Coppingburn Crag (Kirkwhelpington)
(NY 97198676 geographical co-ords) 'Coppingburn Crag'. The site of an earthwork. (Listed under Native Sites in Northumberland). (1)
A rude, circular wall made of large stones set on edge, or confusedly thrown together, apparently for defence. (2)
An irregular-shaped enclosure, at NY 97318682, formed by haphazard boulder walling with intermittent orthostats, and, in places, incorporating natural outcrop. The whole is overgrown by bracken and no entrances, or internal structures could be identified. The method of construction is in the local Iron Age tradition, and the non-defensive siting suggests a minor settlement. Surveyed at 1/2500. (3)
A rude, circular wall made of large stones set on edge, or confusedly thrown together, apparently for defence. (2)
An irregular-shaped enclosure, at NY 97318682, formed by haphazard boulder walling with intermittent orthostats, and, in places, incorporating natural outcrop. The whole is overgrown by bracken and no entrances, or internal structures could be identified. The method of construction is in the local Iron Age tradition, and the non-defensive siting suggests a minor settlement. Surveyed at 1/2500. (3)
N9424
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1968; R W Emsley
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