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Downham camp is a scheduled ancient monument located in Northumberland, comprising an Iron Age hillfort positioned to command views across the surrounding landscape. The site demonstrates the characteristic defensive architecture of its period, with earthwork ramparts and ditches defining its perimeter. Dating to the Iron Age, the camp represents an important settlement and territorial marker from the pre-Roman period in northern Britain. Its archaeological significance lies in its contribution to understanding the distribution and function of fortified settlements during this formative period of Northumbrian prehistory.
Downham camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006525. View the official record →
Downham camp is a scheduled ancient monument located in Northumberland, comprising an Iron Age hillfort positioned to command views across the surrounding landscape.
Downham 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 1006525.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Steer Rig,palisaded settlement 820m ENE of Old Halterburnhead (8.8 km), Roman period native enclosed settlement 460m north of Sutherland Bridge (8.9 km), Old Halterburnhead,settlements 100m SW of and 200m SE of (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Downham 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.
Downham camp stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.