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Camp 400yds (370m) NNE of Flodden

England
List entry 1006445
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006445
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.66 hectares
Grid reference
NT 92242 35452
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Camp 400 yards NNE of Flodden is a prehistoric earthwork located in Northumberland near the site of the famous 1513 battle. The monument comprises an irregular enclosure defined by banks and ditches, characteristic of Iron Age defensive structures. Its precise dating remains uncertain, though the morphology suggests occupation during the Iron Age period. The site's location in the border landscape reflects the strategic importance of this region during prehistory, though any direct association with later medieval military activity at Flodden remains speculative.

Camp 400yds (370m) NNE of Flodden is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006445. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Camp 400yds (370m) NNE of Flodden?

Camp 400 yards NNE of Flodden is a prehistoric earthwork located in Northumberland near the site of the famous 1513 battle. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006445.

Who is responsible for protecting Camp 400yds (370m) NNE of Flodden?

Camp 400yds (370m) NNE of Flodden 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 1006445.

What other scheduled monuments are near Camp 400yds (370m) NNE of Flodden?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric field system and cairnfield east of Watch Hill, 520m NNE of footbridge over Carey Burn (10 km), Unenclosed settlement, part of a field system, Romano-British aggregate village and group of shielings, 470m south east of Whitehall (10.1 km), Enclosed settlement 920m south east of Whitehall (10.2 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Camp 400yds (370m) NNE of Flodden

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Prehistoric field system and cairnfield east of Watch Hill, 520m NNE of footbridge over Carey Burn
10 km
Unenclosed settlement, part of a field system, Romano-British aggregate village and group of shielings, 470m south east of Whitehall
10.1 km
Enclosed settlement 920m south east of Whitehall
10.2 km
Bronze Age cairnfield on north west slopes of Hart Heugh, 900m south west of Wooler Common
10.3 km
Romano-British settlement 810m south east of Whitehall
10.3 km
Shieling at Southernknowe, 530m SSE of Whitehall
10.4 km
Roman period native enclosed settlement 480m north of Sutherland Bridge
10.5 km
Two prehistoric enclosures, field clearance cairns and unenclosed hut circle settlement north of Hart Heugh, 600m south west of Wooler Common
10.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Camp 400yds (370m) NNE of Flodden

Camp 400yds (370m) NNE of Flodden stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

The wider landscape

Around Camp 400yds (370m) NNE of Flodden

Battle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~2.2 milesBattle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~5.1 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~12.9 miles
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