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Castle Hill camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Northumberland, England. The site represents an Iron Age fortified settlement, characterized by its defensive earthwork construction typical of such enclosed hilltop settlements in northern Britain. The camp's physical remains consist of defensive ramparts and ditches that would have enclosed a significant area for habitation and protection. As a scheduled monument, Castle Hill camp contributes important archaeological evidence to understanding Iron Age settlement patterns and defensive strategies in the Anglo-Scottish border region.
Castle Hill camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006464. View the official record →
Castle Hill camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006464.
Castle Hill camp 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 1006464.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval chapel and graveyard, 170m east of Brandon (7.6 km), Settlement on SE slope of Ewe Hill (7.9 km), Knock Hill promontory camp (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle Hill camp's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Castle Hill camp stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.