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Buttony Wood camp is a prehistoric hillforth located on Horton Moor in Northumberland. The site comprises an enclosed settlement defined by defensive earthworks typical of Iron Age fortifications in northern Britain, featuring banks and ditches that would have provided protection and demarcation of the enclosed community space. The monument's precise chronology remains within the Iron Age period, reflecting the settlement patterns and defensive strategies employed by prehistoric communities in the region during the pre-Roman Iron Age. The site represents an important example of the fortified settlements that characterised the archaeological landscape of Northumberland during this formative period of British prehistory.
Buttony Wood camp, Horton Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006531. View the official record →
Buttony Wood camp is a prehistoric hillforth located on Horton Moor in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006531.
Buttony Wood camp, Horton Moor 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 1006531.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bronze Age cairnfield and cup and ring marked stone 550m north west of Middleton Dean (9.2 km), Two prehistoric hut circles and field enclosure 560m south west of Cowboy's Cairn (9.4 km), Round cairn 790m west of Smithy Strip (9.4 km).
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