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Marl Bog

Northumberland, England ยท Atlas EN4299

Location

Atlas number
EN4299 (4299)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
Northumberland
Historic county
Northumberland
Parish, community, or townland
Carham
National Grid reference
NT 8769 3737
Latitude
55.62978
Longitude
-2.19706
Altitude
53 m

Form and condition

Type
hillslope fort
Condition
Cropmark
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
1
Enclosed area
0.91 ha
Also recorded
ditches
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (East)

Landscape

Topographic position
hillslope
Aspect
northeast
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
Other (2003)

Identifiers

HER
Northumberland
National record
record NT 83 NE 53; monument 1384009
Wikidata
Q31112250

Sources

References

  1. Gates, T. and Deegan, A. 2009. Monuments in the Landscape in Passmore, D.G. and Waddington, C. (eds). Managing Archaeological Landscapes in Northumberland. Till-Tweed Studies, Vol 1. Oxbow, 125-71