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Camp on Grindstone Law is an Iron Age hillfort located in Northumberland. The monument occupies a commanding position on high ground and is defended by substantial earthwork defences characteristic of the Iron Age period. The site demonstrates the strategic importance of elevated locations in prehistoric Northumberland for settlement and defence during the first millennium BCE. The physical remains comprise the characteristic ditch and bank systems typical of hillforts from this period in northern Britain.
Camp on Grindstone Law is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006498. View the official record →
Camp on Grindstone Law is an Iron Age hillfort located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006498.
Camp on Grindstone Law 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 1006498.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Sunnybrae at Halton Shields and Haltonchesters Roman fort in wall miles 20 and 21 (4.8 km), Haltonchesters Roman fort, settlement and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary east of Haltonchesters fort and the Fence Burn in wall mile 21 (5 km), Halton medieval settlement (5.5 km).
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