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Harehope Hill

Northumberland, England ยท Atlas EN0497

Location

Atlas number
EN0497 (497)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
Northumberland
Historic county
Northumberland
Parish, community, or townland
Eglingham
National Grid reference
NU 0926 2011
Latitude
55.47476
Longitude
-1.85505
Altitude
160 m

Form and condition

Type
hillslope fort
Condition
Extant and Cropmark
Morphology
partial bivallate and partial multivallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
3
Ramparts by quadrant
NE 3, SE 2, SW 2, NW 3
Number of ditches
3
Enclosed area
0.2 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
hillslope and spur
Aspect
southeast
Land use
arable and scrub or bracken

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
Other (1975); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1977-1978)

Identifiers

HER
Northumberland 3626
National record
record NU 02 SE 28; monument 5834
Wikidata
Q31110781

Sources