Monument Number 5880 |
| Hob Uid: 5880 | |
Location :
Northumberland
Ilderton
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| Grid Ref : NU0049023080 |
| Summary : An Iron Age defended settlement situated on the summit of a prominent hill called Foxes Knoll. The settlement commands a strong position at the east end of the hill with extensive views to the north and east. On the south west side of the settlement, running down the slope of Foxes Knoll and up the side of a neighbouring hill, is a field bank. The Iron Age settlement is formed by a single rampart of earth and stone following the contour of the hill and defines an irregularly shaped enclosure which is afforded good natural defence on the northern and easern sides. The enclosure, with an annexe on the west side, measures 103 metres west-south-west to east-north-east by 51 metres north to south. The rampart measures a maximum 3 metres wide and stands up to 0.5 metres high except where it is enhanced by the natural hillslope, and stands between 1 metre and 2 metres high with stone facing. There is an inturned entrance in the northern side. The interior of the settlement is dived into two areas by a bank and a raised platform 0.3 metres high. The eastern side contains a sub-circular platform 8 metres in diameter, a scooped area 9 metres in diameter enclosed by a slight blank and a possible hut circle within the rampart. The western side is a sub-rectangular enclosure with an internal dividing bank and a slightly scooped yard. Further to the west, an annexe occupies the remaining area of the hill defined by a bank 0.3 metres high. The internal divisions of the settlement have been interpreted in the past as evidence of later, Romano-British occupation. From the south side of the settlement a field bank, believed to be associated with the settlement, runs down the hillside in a south westerly direction and diagonally up the opposite hillside. Scheduled. |
More information : (NU 00492308) Camp (OE) (1)
A camp occupies the eastern part of the summit of Foxes Knoll, a
strong position with steep slopes. It measures about 70 yards by 50
yards, the north and south fronts being curved to suit the ground.
The east end of the earthwork looks as if it had been "strenghtened
by a citadel" and is divided off from the remainder. (2)
A small fortified knoll with traces of secondary occupation. (3)
NU 00492307 Earthwork defensively situated on top of a
hill; consisiting of an irregular shaped enclosure with a single
rampart folllowing a hill contour; of earth and stones, max height
0.5 m, max width 3.0 m.
With an inturned entrance on the N side. A platform to the NE end
is cut off by a NW-SE scarp of height 0.5 m. This is presumably the
"citadel" referred to. In the S corner is a scooped area enclosed
by a slight bank of earth and stones, with an entrance on the E side.
There are traces of a bank forming an outer annexe to the W.
There is no evidence of internal occupation. (4)
Listed as pre-Roman IA univallate (forts settlements and
enclosures). (5)
The defensive situation, and enclosing feature of the work
are in the local IA tradition, but traces of internal compound walls
suggest some possible RB intrusion. Published survey (25")
revised. (6)
Of no great strength, and basically a stone-walled enclosure with
wall width of about 2.0m, now tumbled, spread and overgrown. No
certain evidence of occupation but undoubtedly a small settlement.(7)
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