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Chesters Hill
Northumberland, England ยท Atlas EN0495
Location
- Atlas number
- EN0495 (495)
- Country
- England
- Current county or unitary authority
- Northumberland
- Historic county
- Northumberland
- Parish, community, or townland
- Belford
- National Grid reference
- NU 1033 3467
- Latitude
- 55.60557
- Longitude
- -1.83759
- Altitude
- 91 m
Form and condition
- Type
- contour fort
- Condition
- Extant
- Complete rampart circuit
- No
- Number of ditches
- 1
- Enclosed area
- 0.64 ha
- Enclosing works, as visible
- counterscarp bank
- Also recorded
- ditches
Landscape
- Topographic position
- cliff, plateau edge, or scarp
- Aspect
- southwest
- Land use
- woodland
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Investigations
- 1st Identified Written Reference (1925); Other (1964); Other (1968); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1885-1903); Other (None-None)
Identifiers
- Scheduled monument number
- 1006513
- HER
- Northumberland 5115
- National record
- record NU 13 SW 1; monument 7675
- Wikidata
- Q31110848
Sources
References
- Hogg, A.H.A. 1979. British Hill-Forts. An Index. British Archaeological Reports, British Series 62; 126
- Craw, J.H. 1925. Reports of meetings, 1925. Hist Berwickshire Natur Club 25 (1923-5), 336-80