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Bewick Hill camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Northumberland. The site comprises an oval enclosure defined by a single substantial bank and ditch, characteristic of Iron Age defensive settlements in northern Britain. Its position on elevated terrain reflects the strategic landscape preferences of Iron Age communities in the region. The monument remains a significant example of prehistoric settlement archaeology in Northumberland, contributing to understanding of Iron Age territorial organisation and settlement patterns in the north.
Bewick Hill camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006580. View the official record →
Bewick Hill camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006580.
Bewick Hill camp is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006580.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn, 190m south-east of Titlington Pike (5.9 km), Defended settlement, 750m east of Titlington Hall Farm (7.1 km), Romano-British farmstead 1km south-west of East Bolton (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bewick Hill camp's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bewick Hill camp stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.