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Prendwick Chesters

Northumberland, England · Atlas EN0475

Prendwick Chesters is a hillslope fort in Alnham, Northumberland, England.

Other names on the record: Prickly Knowe Enclosures.

It is recorded as extant, with a partial univallate and partial bivallate rampart form, surface evidence of earthen bank and stone wall, and an enclosed area of 0.4 hectares.

Banks or ramparts are the remains most likely to be visible.

The topographic record places it on a hillslope, at 280 m, and facing northeast.

Recorded land use includes pasture.

Dating evidence is recorded for 800–400 BC (Artefactual). Reliability is recorded as B - Medium.

A scheduled monument number is recorded (1006541).

Location

Atlas number
EN0475 (475)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
Northumberland
Historic county
Northumberland
Parish, community, or townland
Alnham
National Grid reference
NT 9847 1489
Latitude
55.42794
Longitude
-2.02572
Altitude
280 m

Form and condition

Type
hillslope fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
partial univallate and partial bivallate
Complete rampart circuit
No
Number of ramparts
2
Ramparts by quadrant
NE 2, SE 2, SW 1, NW 1
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
0.4 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank and stone wall
Also recorded
guard chambers and multi-period enclosure system

Landscape

Topographic position
hillslope
Aspect
northeast
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
800–400 BC
Dating evidence
Artefactual
Dating reliability
B - Medium

Interior and investigation

Interior surface
round stone structures and rectangular stone structures
Interior excavation
roundhouses
Finds
pottery, metal, animal bones, and lithics
Investigations
Excavation (1861); 1st Identified Written Reference (1862); Other (1934); Other (1957); Other (1965); Other (1976); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1856-1865); Earthwork Survey (1980-1989)

Identifiers

Scheduled monument number
1006541
HER
Northumberland 1332
National record
record NT 91 SE 3; monument 2230
Wikidata
Q31110745

Sources

References

  1. Mackay D. 1989. SE Cheviots Project. 23-MAY-1989/RCHME. Unpublished
  2. Jobey, G. 1965. Hillforts and Settlements in Northumberland. Archaeol Aeliana 43 63 No 90
  3. MacLauchlan, H. 1867. Additional Notes to Roman Roads in Northumberland . 51-52
  4. Tate, G. 1862. On the Old Celtic Town at Greaves Ash, near Linhope, Northumberland with an account of diggings recently made into this and other ancient remains in the valley of the Breamish. Hist Berwickshire Natur Club 4 (1856-62) 305-6
  5. Topping, P. and Pearson, T. 1988. The South-East Cheviots Project: A Descriptive Account of the Prehistoric Landscape. Research Department Report Series no. 83-2003