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Castle Hill
Hob Uid: 15481
Location : Northumberland Haltwhistle
Grid Ref : NY7112064160
Summary : Probable early Norman ringwork castle partially surviving as an earthwork. Modern development has destroyed much, but a substantial bank remains on the east side.
More information : [NY 71126416] Camp [O.E.] (1) Castle Hill is a natural mound cut off to the N.E. by the Haltwhistle Burn glen. Its west end has been scarped and a breastwork 3-4 feet high added, which continues on the north and east sides. The probable site of a motte and bailey (3) See illustration card. (2-3) Published survey (25") revised.Modern development has destroyed much of this earthwork, but a substantial earthen bank remains on the east side. No trace of a motte survives, and it is doubtful if one existed, the remains being more likely those of a simple breastwork around the summit of the hill. See AO/56/363/8. (4) The feature described above was obscurred by trees on all air photographs available to the Hadrian's Wall NMP project, so no determination of the survival or function of the features could be made. (5)

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Source details : OS 6" (Prov.) 1946
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Source details : Hist of Northum Pt II 13 1840 117-8 (illus) (J Hodgson)
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Source details : F1 RWE 28-OCT-66
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Early Norman
Monument End Date : 1099
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Ringwork, Motte And Bailey
Evidence : Earthwork, Conjectural Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Northumberland)
External Cross Reference Number : 6684
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 76 SW 87
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-10-28
End Date : 1966-10-28

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 1992-01-01
End Date : 1992-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2002-01-01
End Date : 2008-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Castle Hill