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Simonside Camp
Northumberland, England ยท Atlas EN1980
Location
- Atlas number
- EN1980 (1980)
- Country
- England
- Current county or unitary authority
- Northumberland
- Historic county
- Northumberland
- Parish, community, or townland
- Chatton
- National Grid reference
- NU 02125 29352
- Latitude
- 55.55789
- Longitude
- -1.96786
- Altitude
- 120 m
Form and condition
- Type
- contour fort
- Condition
- Extant
- Morphology
- bivallate
- Complete rampart circuit
- Yes
- Number of ramparts
- 2
- Number of ditches
- 2
- Possible original entrances
- 1
- Breaks through the ramparts
- 1
- Enclosed area
- 1.2 ha
- Footprint
- 2 ha
- Enclosing works, as visible
- earthen bank
- Also recorded
- annex, multi-period enclosure system, and ditches
- Entrance forms
- Simple Gap (South east)
Landscape
- Topographic position
- hilltop and spur
- Aspect
- west
- Land use
- pasture
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Interior surface
- round stone structures
- Investigations
- Earthwork Survey (1858); 1st Identified Written Reference (1858); Other (1957); Other (1969); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1856-1865); Other (None-None)
Identifiers
- Scheduled monument number
- 1002907
- HER
- Northumberland 3301
- National record
- record NU 02 NW 24; monument 5634
- Wikidata
- Q31111766
Sources
References
- Hogg, A.H.A.1979. British Hill-Forts. An Index. British Archaeological Reports, British Series 62
- Hogg A.H.A. 1947, A new list of the native sites of Northumberland, Proc Soc Antiq Newcastle (4th Series) vol.11. 158
- Jobey G. 1964, Enclosed stone built settlements in north Northumberland, Archaeol Aeliana (4th Series) vol. 42. 52 & 63
- MacLauchlan, H. 1864. Memoir Written During a Survey of the Eastern Branch of Watling Street (London), 41-2
- Tate, G. 1863-68. Hist Berwickshire Natur Club 5, 154-5