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Monument Number 1045
Hob Uid: 1045
Location : Northumberland Kirknewton
Grid Ref : NT8798022270
Summary : Remains of a native oval scooped enclosure 35m north-south by 45m east-west enclosed by a single earth and rubble bank 6m wide and up to .75m high. The rear of the enclosure is scooped into the hillside to a depth of 3m to create an upper terrace of level ground. Raised platforms bearing the remains of the circular stone foundations of two prehistoric platforms with internal diameters of up to 7m are visible on this terrace.
More information : A scooped settlement enclosure containing two probable hut platforms and a modern sheep stell. The enclosure is cut by the modern plantation fence and no traces of the enclosure are visible within the plantation. The enclosure is a flattened oval with a maximum overall dimension of 52m. The maximum height of the enclosire bank is c.1.0m and the scarps of the hut platforms stand to c.0.5m. A probable entrance in the NE side is c.2.5m wide. Two rubble banks (not surveyed) to the N and E of the enclosure form a hollow way leading downhill from the enclosure entrance for at least 100m. They have a maximum width of 3.6m and stand to a height of c.0.4m. There is no visible relationship between the enclosure or the banks and the contour lynchets (see NT 82 SE 13) though a slight bank along the crest of one of the lynchets may be attached to the N side of the enclosure. (1)

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Source details : M Bowden and P Topping/09-MAR-1987/RCHME Field Investigation
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Source details : English Heritage Schedule Entry 22-May-1997
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Monument Period Name : Prehistoric, Roman
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Monument Type : Scooped Settlement, Enclosed Settlement, Bank (Earthwork), Hut Circle
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : ND 536
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 24574
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 24593
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NT 82 SE 39
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1987-03-09
End Date : 1987-03-09

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1045