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Standing Stones Camp
Northumberland, England ยท Atlas EN2027
Location
- Atlas number
- EN2027 (2027)
- Country
- England
- Current county or unitary authority
- Northumberland
- Historic county
- Northumberland
- Parish, community, or townland
- Chatton
- National Grid reference
- NU 01387 31832
- Latitude
- 55.58017
- Longitude
- -1.97955
- Altitude
- 160 m
Form and condition
- Type
- contour fort
- Condition
- Cropmark
- Morphology
- univallate
- Complete rampart circuit
- Yes
- Number of ramparts
- 1
- Number of ditches
- 1
- Possible original entrances
- 0
- Breaks through the ramparts
- 3
- Enclosed area
- 0.6 ha
- Enclosing works, as visible
- earthen bank, rubble, and counterscarp bank
- Also recorded
- ditches
Landscape
- Topographic position
- hilltop
- Aspect
- east
- Land use
- pasture and scrub or bracken
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Investigations
- 1st Identified Written Reference (1864); Other (1955); Other (1964); Other (1968); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1856-1864); Other (None-None)
Identifiers
- Scheduled monument number
- 1006587
- HER
- Northumberland 3786
- National record
- record NU 03 SW 9; monument 6221
- Wikidata
- Q31111836
Sources
References
- Hogg, A.H.A.1979. British Hill-Forts. An Index. British Archaeological Reports, British Series 62. 125
- Jobey, G. 1965. Hillforts and Settlements in Northumberland. Archaeol Aeliana (4th Series) 43
- MacLauchlan, H. 1864. Memoir written during a survey of the eastern branch of the Watling Street (London)