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Blue Crags hillfort is a prehistoric defensive enclosure located in Northumberland, situated approximately 730 metres north-west of Colwell. The site comprises an Iron Age fortification, representing the period when such hillforts served as central places for settlement, storage, and refuge across northern Britain. The monument is defined by substantial earthwork defences characteristic of Iron Age construction, though like many hillforts in the region its precise chronology and duration of occupation remain subjects of ongoing archaeological study. Its designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its significance as evidence of Iron Age settlement patterns and land use in Northumberland.
Blue Crags hillfort, 730m north-west of Colwell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011403. View the official record →
Blue Crags hillfort is a prehistoric defensive enclosure located in Northumberland, situated approximately 730 metres north-west of Colwell. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011403.
Blue Crags hillfort, 730m north-west of Colwell 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 1011403.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval cross, 400m south east of Crag House (7.2 km), Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the track to Portgate Cottage and the field boundary east of milecastle 24 in wall miles 22 and 23 (7.4 km), Defended settlement on Wall Crags (7.5 km).
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