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Multivallate hillfort, situated 550 metres north of Callaly Castle in Northumberland, is an Iron Age defensive settlement characterised by multiple concentric earthwork ramparts. The monument's distinctive multivallate design, comprising several banks and ditches arranged in parallel lines, reflects the hillfort's construction during the later Iron Age period and demonstrates the sophisticated defensive engineering employed by contemporary communities in northern Britain. The site's prominent topographical position and substantial earthwork construction indicate its significance as a territorial stronghold during the pre-Roman Iron Age, likely serving as a centre for settlement, storage, and defence for the surrounding region.
Multivallate hillfort, 550m north of Callaly Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011094. View the official record →
Multivallate hillfort, situated 550 metres north of Callaly Castle in Northumberland, is an Iron Age defensive settlement characterised by multiple concentric earthwork ramparts. 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).
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