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Kyloe Hills promontory fort is a prehistoric hillfort located in Northumberland in north-east England. The site occupies a naturally defensible promontory position and is thought to date to the Iron Age, representing a significant example of fortified settlement from this period in the region. The fort is defined by its defensive earthworks, which exploit the topographical advantages of the hillside location. Such promontory forts were characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in northern Britain, serving as centres of control, refuge, or territorial markers for their respective communities.
Kyloe Hills promontory fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006479. View the official record →
Kyloe Hills promontory fort is a prehistoric hillfort located in Northumberland in north-east England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006479.
Kyloe Hills promontory fort 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 1006479.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup and ring marked rocks 1/4 mile (400m) NE of Buttony Wood, Horton Moor (8 km), Standing Stones camp, Horton Moor (8 km), The standing stones on Doddington Moor (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Kyloe Hills promontory fort'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.
Kyloe Hills promontory fort stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is dolerite and tholeiitic basalt.