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Salter's Nick

Northumberland, England ยท Atlas EN1977

Location

Atlas number
EN1977 (1977)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
Northumberland
Historic county
Northumberland
Parish, community, or townland
Wallington Demesne
National Grid reference
NZ 05365 82363
Latitude
55.13563
Longitude
-1.91738
Altitude
190 m

Form and condition

Type
promontory fort
Condition
Extant and Likely destroyed
Morphology
partial univallate
Complete rampart circuit
No
Number of ramparts
1
Enclosed area
0.2 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank

Landscape

Topographic position
inland promontory and cliff, plateau edge, or scarp
Aspect
level
Land use
scrub or bracken

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Interior surface
round stone structures
Investigations
Other (1968); Other (1995); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1856-1865); 1st Identified Written Reference (1921-1922); Other (1988-1989)

Identifiers

Scheduled monument number
1013757
HER
Northumberland 10587
National record
record NZ 08 SE 22; monument 21080
Wikidata
Q31111764

Sources

References

  1. Ball, T. 1921-22. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle (3rd Series) 10, 244-6
  2. Davies, J. and Davidson, J. 1988-89. Survey of Bolam and Shaftoe Area. Northern Arch 9, 68.