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Norham West Mains 1

Northumberland, England ยท Atlas EN4318

Location

Atlas number
EN4318 (4318)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
Northumberland
Historic county
Northumberland
Parish, community, or townland
Horncliffe
National Grid reference
NT 9131 4817
Latitude
55.72690
Longitude
-2.13992
Altitude
43 m

Form and condition

Type
hillslope fort
Condition
Cropmark
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
1
Enclosed area
0.27 ha
Enclosure areas
0.12 ha, 0.27 ha
Also recorded
multi-period enclosure system and ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
hillslope and lowland
Aspect
west
Land use
arable

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
Other (2003)

Identifiers

HER
Northumberland
National record
record NT 94 NW 35; monument 4051
Wikidata
Q31112305

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.