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Cannomill Bog

Northumberland, England ยท Atlas EN1887

Location

Atlas number
EN1887 (1887)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
Northumberland
Historic county
Northumberland
Parish, community, or townland
Kirknewton
National Grid reference
NT 9049 3130
Latitude
55.57531
Longitude
-2.15229
Altitude
69 m

Form and condition

Type
level-terrain fort
Condition
Cropmark
Morphology
multivallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
4
Number of ditches
4
Possible original entrances
2
Breaks through the ramparts
5
Enclosed area
0.9 ha
Footprint
3 ha
Also recorded
ditches
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (North); Simple Gap (South east)

Landscape

Topographic position
ridge and lowland
Aspect
level
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
Other (2012)

Identifiers

HER
Northumberland 2047
National record
record NT 93 SW 69; monument 1369610
Wikidata
Q31111553

Sources

References

  1. Passmore, D.G. and Waddington, C. 2012. Archaeology and Environment in Northumberland. Till-Tweed studies, Vol 2. Oxbow