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Witchy Neuk is a univallate hillfort located approximately 600 metres west of Hepple Whitefield Farm in Northumberland. The monument is defined by a single defensive rampart enclosing an area on elevated terrain, a fortification type characteristic of the Iron Age in northern Britain. The site also incorporates a linear boundary feature, indicative of land division practices contemporary with or post-dating the hillfort's primary use. The hillfort represents settlement and territorial control patterns typical of later prehistory in the region, though detailed excavation records specific to the site remain limited in the wider archaeological literature.
Witchy Neuk univallate hillfort and linear boundary 600m west of Hepple Whitefield Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008873. View the official record →
Witchy Neuk is a univallate hillfort located approximately 600 metres west of Hepple Whitefield Farm in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008873.
Witchy Neuk univallate hillfort and linear boundary 600m west of Hepple Whitefield Farm 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 1008873.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn on Whitefield Shank, 1100m SSW of Hepple Whitefield Farm (1.1 km), 18th century water mill at Grasslees (3.1 km), Bastle at The Raw Farm (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Witchy Neuk univallate hillfort and linear boundary 600m west of Hepple Whitefield Farm'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.
Witchy Neuk univallate hillfort and linear boundary 600m west of Hepple Whitefield Farm stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.