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Moneylaws Castle Hill camp is a prehistoric or early medieval fortified settlement located in Northumberland. The site consists of an earthwork enclosure defined by defensive banks and ditches, characteristic of Iron Age or Romano-British period hillfort construction, though its exact chronology remains subject to archaeological interpretation. The camp occupies a strategically elevated position typical of settlement sites from this region during antiquity. Its survival as an upstanding earthwork makes it a significant example of Northumbrian defensive archaeology, preserving evidence of early settlement patterns in the northern English landscape.
Moneylaws Castle Hill camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006524. View the official record →
Moneylaws Castle Hill camp is a prehistoric or early medieval fortified settlement located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006524.
Moneylaws 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 1006524.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Steer Rig,palisaded settlement 820m ENE of Old Halterburnhead (9.4 km), Roman period native enclosed settlement 460m north of Sutherland Bridge (9.5 km), Burnhead,homestead 500m SE of (9.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moneylaws 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.
Moneylaws 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.