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West Hills is a multivallate hillfort located in Northumberland, England. The site comprises multiple defensive ramparts and ditches characteristic of Iron Age fortification design, typical of the regional hillfort tradition. As a multivallate example, it represents a more substantially defended settlement than univallate variants, suggesting either repeated phases of construction or a response to competitive pressures among contemporary communities. The hillfort dates to the Iron Age period, when such fortified hilltop settlements served as centres of settlement, defence, and possibly territorial control across northern Britain.
West Hills multivallate hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011291. View the official record →
West Hills is a multivallate hillfort located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011291.
West Hills multivallate hillfort 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 1011291.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lordenshaw multivallate hillfort, Romano-British settlements, field system, cairnfield, cross dyke, round cairn cemetery, rock art and medieval park pale (3.3 km), Simonside Cairn 670m west-north-west of Old Stell Crag (3.6 km), Cairn 320m WNW of Old Stell Crag (3.7 km).
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