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Groat Haugh East

Northumberland, England ยท Atlas EN4277

Location

Atlas number
EN4277 (4277)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
Northumberland
Historic county
Northumberland
Parish, community, or townland
Norham
National Grid reference
NT 8918 4537
Latitude
55.70170
Longitude
-2.17372
Altitude
20 m

Form and condition

Type
level-terrain fort
Condition
Cropmark
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
2
Breaks through the ramparts
2
Enclosed area
0.36 ha
Also recorded
ditches
Entrance forms
In-turned (South east); Simple Gap (North west)

Landscape

Topographic position
lowland
Aspect
level
Land use
pasture and arable

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
Other (2003)

Identifiers

HER
Northumberland
National record
record NT 84 NE 50; monument 1383408
Wikidata
Q31112106

Sources

References

  1. Gates, T. and Deegan, 2009. A. Monuments in the Landscape in Passmore, D.G. and Waddington, C. (eds). Managing Archaeological Landscapes in Northumberland. Till-Tweed Studies, Vol 1. Oxbow, 125-171
  2. Harding, A.F. and Lee, G.E. 1987. Henge Monuments and Related Sites of Great Britain. Oxford, BAR Brit Ser. 175.