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The Great Enclosure
Northumberland, England · Atlas EN1823
Location
- Atlas number
- EN1823 (1823)
- Country
- England
- Current county or unitary authority
- Northumberland
- Historic county
- Northumberland
- Parish, community, or townland
- Kirknewton
- National Grid reference
- NT 9273 3055
- Latitude
- 55.56860
- Longitude
- -2.11695
- Altitude
- 70 m
Form and condition
- Type
- hillslope fort
- Condition
- Cropmark
- Morphology
- bivallate
- Complete rampart circuit
- Yes
- Number of ramparts
- 2
- Possible original entrances
- 1
- Breaks through the ramparts
- 1
- Enclosed area
- 1.74 ha
- Enclosing works, as visible
- palisade
- Enclosing works, excavated
- palisade
- Entrance forms
- Other Forms (North)
Landscape
- Topographic position
- hillslope and spur
- Aspect
- northeast
- Land use
- pasture
Dating
- Dating
- AD 400–800 and undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Investigations
- Excavation (1952-1962)
Identifiers
- HER
- Northumberland (second identifier Canmore 306034)
- National record
- record NT 93 SW 72; monument 1369646
- Wikidata
- Q31111515
Sources
References
- Hope-Taylor, B. 1977. Yeavering: An Anglo-British. Centre of Early Northumbria. London: Department of the Environment. Archaeological Reports 7.