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East Norham West Mains
Northumberland, England ยท Atlas EN4326
Location
- Atlas number
- EN4326 (4326)
- Country
- England
- Current county or unitary authority
- Northumberland
- Historic county
- Northumberland
- Parish, community, or townland
- Horncliffe
- National Grid reference
- NT 9171 4808
- Latitude
- 55.72610
- Longitude
- -2.13354
- Altitude
- 53 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
- 1
- Breaks through the ramparts
- 1
- Enclosed area
- 0.32 ha
- Also recorded
- ditches
- Entrance forms
- Simple Gap (East)
Landscape
- Topographic position
- knoll or outcrop
- Aspect
- level
- Land use
- arable
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Investigations
- 1st Identified Written Reference (1979); Other (2003)
Identifiers
- HER
- Northumberland
- National record
- record NT 94 NW 30; monument 4048
- Wikidata
- Q31112362
Sources
References
- 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.
- Gates, T. 1979. CBA Grp 3: Archaeo Newsbull. NO. 7, 21