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Castle Hill camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Northumberland, England, situated at National Heritage List Entry 1006609. The monument consists of earthwork defences comprising a substantial ditch and bank arrangement characteristic of Iron Age fortified settlements. The site occupies a commanding hilltop position typical of defensive locations chosen during the later prehistoric period. Castle Hill represents an important example of the fortified settlements that dotted the Northumberland landscape during the Iron Age, serving functions related to defence, settlement, and possibly territorial control.
Castle Hill camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006609. View the official record →
Castle Hill camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Northumberland, England, situated at National Heritage List Entry 1006609. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006609.
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 1006609.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Lady's Well and section of Roman road (8.5 km), Holystone Priory (site of) (8.7 km), Multivallate hillfort, 70m east of Campville (9 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 Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.