Monument Number 20423 |
| Hob Uid: 20423 | |
Location :
Northumberland
Horsley
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| Grid Ref : NZ0926066240 |
| Summary : A curvilinear enclosure of Iron Age date, situated in a prominent location on the highest part of Horsley Hill. Visible as the remains of a single, slight stone and earth rampart, 60 m in length and 47 m wide. For much of its circuit, the rampart is visible as a slight scarp or as a low spread bank, but where it is best preserved on the north west side it measures a maximum of 9 metres wide and stands up to 0.5 metres high. On the western side of the enclosure there are traces of a surrounding ditch measuring 7 metres wide which it is thought originally continued around the south side where it has become infilled. The northern and eastern sides of the enclosure are protected by natural slopes beyond the rampart. There is a clear entrance through the eastern side of the enclosure. Scheduled. |
More information : NZ 0926 6624 Remains of a nearly circular earthwork under pasture
upon the highest part of a prominent hill called HORSLEY HILL, at
approx 490' above OD. The slopes are gentle except on the NE side,
where they are locally steep. Nearest present water supply is a
small stream 400m to the NE.
The remains are very slight and only one rampart is extant. The
ground S and W of the site is broken-up with old surface quarries,
but there are traces of a possible ditch on the SW side. The
original entrance was probably in the SE side, where there are what
may be remains of a causeway. There are no traces of internal
occupation. (1)
Condition unchanged and published survey (25") correct. The
earthwork appears to be of the type classified by Jobey as a pre-
Roman/Iron Age homestead. (2)
NZ 093662 Nearly circular earthwork, broken up by surface quarries
at Horsley Hill. Listed under Iron Age "Curvilinear Enclosures". (3)
Scheduled (4)
A curvilinear enclosure was seen as an earthwork on the summit of Horsley Hill and mapped from air photographs; the enclosure has a single rampart which measures 60 m in length and 47 m in width with an entrance on the east. No internal features could be recognised. (5)
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