Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSt Gregory's Hill camp

St Gregory's Hill camp

England
List entry 1006535
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006535
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.19 hectares
Grid reference
NT 91610 29798
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

St Gregory's Hill camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Northumberland. The monument consists of a hilltop enclosure defined by defensive earthworks, comprising an outer bank and ditch system characteristic of Iron Age fortifications in northern Britain. The site commands views across the surrounding landscape and represents the strategic settlement patterns of Iron Age communities in the region. Such hillforts functioned as defended settlements and centres of control during the later prehistoric period, typically constructed between the 6th and 1st centuries BC.

St Gregory's Hill camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006535. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is St Gregory's Hill camp?

St Gregory's Hill camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006535.

Who is responsible for protecting St Gregory's Hill camp?

St Gregory's 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 1006535.

What other scheduled monuments are near St Gregory's Hill camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed native settlements, cultivation terraces and cairn field south west of Mounthooly (8.3 km), Bronze Age cairnfield, prehistoric enclosure, Romano-British settlement and medieval shielings 500m south of Mounthooly (8.5 km), Shieling and enclosure 840m SSW of Mounthooly (8.8 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under St Gregory's Hill camp

St Gregory's 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.