Memorials & monuments · North East England

Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses

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Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI

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Huckhoe Settlement is an archaeological site in Northumberland, England, near the village of Bolam and about 7 miles (11 km) west of Morpeth. The site shows occupation, in at least four phases, dating from the early Iron Age (6th century BC) to the post-Roman period (6th century AD). It is a scheduled monument.

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The site is on an oval promontory, steep on the north and west sides, above a tributary of the River Wansbeck. There is a low earth and stone bank forming an enclosure, 94 m north-east to south-west by 72 m north-west to south-east, with an entrance of width 5 m on the east side, and slight traces inside of roundhouses and courtyard walls. This is thought to be a re-occupation in the Romano-British period, of an Iron Age defended settlement. The visible remains of the earlier settlement are two ramparts: the outer is 4 m wide and 0.8 m high on the south and east sides, with traces of an external ditch, about 10 m outside the inner rampart.

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Coordinates: 55.1395, -1.8871
District: Northumberland
Parish: Belsay
Postcode: NE61 4DZ
Parliamentary constituency: Hexham

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wikidata: Q17674431 (CC0)
wikipedia: Huckhoe Settlement (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Where is Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses?: Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE61 4DZ), in the parish of Belsay.
What is Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses?: Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses in England North East, United Kingdom.
How do I get to Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses?: Drivers can use postcode NE61 4DZ.
Is Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses a protected site?: Yes — Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Is Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses free to visit?: Yes, Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses is free to enter.
How do I get to Huckhoe palisaded enclosure, defended settlement and Romano-British settlement, 550m north east of Bolam West Houses?: Drivers can navigate to postcode NE61 4DZ. It sits within the Hexham parliamentary constituency.

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