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Fordwood camp, Broomridge Dean

England
List entry 1006522
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006522
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.66 hectares
Grid reference
NT 97158 36454
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Fordwood camp is a prehistoric earthwork located in Broomridge Dean, Northumberland. The site comprises a substantial univallate hillfort, representing settlement activity during the Iron Age, a period of considerable defensive fortification across northern Britain. The monument is defined by a prominent rampart and associated ditch, which enclose an area of archaeological interest on elevated terrain. As a scheduled ancient monument, Fordwood camp contributes to understanding of Iron Age settlement patterns and defensive strategies in the North East of England.

Fordwood camp, Broomridge Dean is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006522. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Fordwood camp, Broomridge Dean?

Fordwood camp is a prehistoric earthwork located in Broomridge Dean, Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006522.

Who is responsible for protecting Fordwood camp, Broomridge Dean?

Fordwood camp, Broomridge Dean 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 1006522.

What other scheduled monuments are near Fordwood camp, Broomridge Dean?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield 340m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law (8.8 km), Bronze Age unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield, 630m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law (8.9 km), Iron Age defended settlement and cultivation terraces 600m north east of Brown's Law Cottage (8.9 km).

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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
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield 340m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law
8.8 km
Bronze Age unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and cairnfield, 630m south west of triangulation point on Gains Law
8.9 km
Iron Age defended settlement and cultivation terraces 600m north east of Brown's Law Cottage
8.9 km
Two Roman period native settlements and associated field system on Coldberry Hill
9.1 km
The Kettles univallate hillfort and enclosed settlement, 261m north west and 331m south west of King's Chair
9.2 km
Bronze Age field system on Fredden Hill
9.5 km
Bronze Age round house on Fredden Hill 880m south west of Bell's Valley
9.8 km
Prehistoric field system, cairnfield, round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery on east slopes of Fredden Hill, 750m west of Wooler Common
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Fordwood camp, Broomridge Dean

Fordwood camp, Broomridge Dean stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Fordwood camp, Broomridge Dean

Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~4.8 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~5 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~12 miles
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