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Blue Crags is a hillfort situated on high ground north-west of Colwell in Northumberland. The site is defended by a single rampart with an external ditch, characteristic of Iron Age fortifications in northern Britain, and dates to the Iron Age period. The hillfort occupies a commanding position that would have provided strategic advantage for settlement and defence. Like many hillforts of this region and period, Blue Crags represents an important centre of Iron Age occupation and territorial control 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 is a hillfort situated on high ground north-west of Colwell in Northumberland. 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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