Camp Hill defended settlement (Otterburn)
The earthwork remains of an Iron Age settlement stand on the summit of Camp Hill. The settlement is roughly circular in shape and is protected by three large ramparts and three ditches. There are two entrances into the settlement, on the north-east and south-west sides. The south-west entrance is staggered and has extra defences to protect it. Inside the enclosure are at least four circular depressions that are probably where prehistoric timber round houses once stood. This is a Scheduled Monument protected by law.
N9740
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1957; A S Phillips
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1970; B H Pritchard
FIELD SURVEY, Hill forts and settlements in Northumberland ; G Jobey
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1970; B H Pritchard
FIELD SURVEY, Hill forts and settlements in Northumberland ; G Jobey
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