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Old Rothbury multivallate hillfort and cairnfield is a prehistoric defensive settlement located on high ground near Rothbury in Northumberland. The site comprises a hilltop enclosure defended by multiple concentric banks and ditches, typical of Iron Age fortification practice in northern Britain, alongside a cairnfield representing earlier Bronze Age activity in the landscape. The multivallate earthworks demonstrate the site's primary occupation during the Iron Age, when such hillforts served as territorial centres and refuges for local populations. The associated cairnfield indicates the location held significance across multiple prehistoric periods, with Bronze Age communities having undertaken stone clearance and burial practices on the same ground that would later be fortified.
Old Rothbury multivallate hillfort and cairnfield is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011616. View the official record →
Old Rothbury multivallate hillfort and cairnfield is a prehistoric defensive settlement located on high ground near Rothbury in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011616.
Old Rothbury multivallate hillfort and cairnfield 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 1011616.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round cairns 590m and 610m east of Burn Brae (2.6 km), Lordenshaw multivallate hillfort, Romano-British settlements, field system, cairnfield, cross dyke, round cairn cemetery, rock art and medieval park pale (3.1 km), Cairn 670m south of Great Tosson (3.1 km).
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