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Hepburn Bell
Northumberland, England ยท Atlas EN1141
Location
- Atlas number
- EN1141 (1141)
- Country
- England
- Current county or unitary authority
- Northumberland
- Historic county
- Northumberland
- Parish, community, or townland
- Chillingham
- National Grid reference
- NU 0612 2431
- Latitude
- 55.51257
- Longitude
- -1.90450
- Altitude
- 126 m
Form and condition
- Type
- contour fort
- Condition
- Extant
- Morphology
- univallate
- Complete rampart circuit
- Yes
- Number of ramparts
- 1
- Enclosed area
- 0.24 ha
- Footprint
- 0.35 ha
- Enclosing works, as visible
- earthen bank and rubble
Landscape
- Topographic position
- hilltop
- Aspect
- west
- Land use
- pasture
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating evidence
- Morphology/Earthwork/Typology
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Investigations
- Other (1955); Other (1969); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1856-1865)
Identifiers
- HER
- Northumberland 3599
- National record
- record NU 02 SE 1; monument 5711
- Wikidata
- Q31111484
Sources
References
- Gates, T. and Deegan, A. 2009. Monuments in the Landscape in Passmore, D.G. and Waddington, C. (eds). Managing Archaeological Landscapes in Northumberland. Till-Tweed Studies, Vol 1. Oxbow, 125-71.
- Hogg, A.H.A. 1947. A new list of the native sites of Northumberland. Proc Soc Antiq Newcastle (4th Series) 11, 159