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Multivallate hillfort is a prehistoric fortified settlement located approximately 550 metres north of Callaly Castle in Northumberland. The site is defined by multiple defensive earthwork banks and ditches, which give the monument its descriptive name and indicate a substantial Iron Age construction typical of northern British hillforts. The multiple lines of fortification suggest this was an important settlement, likely serving both domestic and defensive purposes during the Iron Age period. The hillfort demonstrates the strategic importance placed on elevated positions in the Northumberland landscape during the first millennium before the present era.
Multivallate hillfort, 550m north of Callaly Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011094. View the official record →
Multivallate hillfort is a prehistoric fortified settlement located approximately 550 metres north of Callaly Castle in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011094.
Multivallate hillfort, 550m north of Callaly Castle 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 1011094.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield, standing stone and cup marked rock on Debdon Moor 500m south-west of Primrose Cottage (7.5 km), Cup and ring marked rocks on Chirnells Moor, 800m east of Red Chirnells (7.8 km), Cairn 900m north-east of Old Rothbury hillfort (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Multivallate hillfort, 550m north of Callaly Castle'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.
Multivallate hillfort, 550m north of Callaly Castle stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.