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Multivallate hillfort is a defensive Iron Age settlement located at Fenton Hill in Northumberland. The site is characterised by multiple concentric ramparts and ditches, which give the monument its descriptive name and demonstrate sophisticated defensive engineering typical of later prehistoric fortifications in northern England. The multiple lines of earthwork fortifications would have served both practical defensive purposes and possibly functioned as a visible demonstration of the community's status and resources. The hillfort represents an important example of Iron Age settlement hierarchy and territorial organisation in the Northumbrian landscape.
Multivallate hillfort, at Fenton Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006536. View the official record →
Multivallate hillfort is a defensive Iron Age settlement located at Fenton Hill in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006536.
Multivallate hillfort, at Fenton Hill 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 1006536.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Kettles univallate hillfort and enclosed settlement, 261m north west and 331m south west of King's Chair (8.1 km), Bronze Age field system on Fredden Hill (8.8 km), Prehistoric field system, cairnfield, round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery on east slopes of Fredden Hill, 750m west of Wooler Common (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Multivallate hillfort, at Fenton Hill'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, at Fenton Hill stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.