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Old Bewick is a hillfort located in Northumberland, situated on Bewick Hill Moor at approximately 330 metres elevation. The monument comprises a roughly oval enclosure defended by a single substantial bank and external ditch, with evidence of an entrance on the eastern side. Ceramic finds and structural characteristics suggest the site dates to the Iron Age, likely belonging to the period between the fifth and first centuries BC. The hillfort commands views across the surrounding landscape and would have served as a defended settlement and territorial marker for the indigenous population of prehistoric Northumberland.
Bewick Hill Moor camp, Old Bewick is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006582. View the official record →
Old Bewick is a hillfort located in Northumberland, situated on Bewick Hill Moor at approximately 330 metres elevation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006582.
Bewick Hill Moor camp, Old Bewick 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 1006582.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn, 78m south-east of Titlington Pike (6.1 km), Round cairn, 190m south-east of Titlington Pike (6.1 km), Defended settlement, 750m east of Titlington Hall Farm (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bewick Hill Moor camp, Old Bewick'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 Moor camp, Old Bewick stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.