Location | near Bolam |
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Coordinates | 55°8′22″N 1°53′13″W / 55.13944°N 1.88694°W |
OS grid reference | NZ 073 828 |
Type | Defended settlement |
History | |
Periods | 6th century BC to 6th century AD |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1955–1957 |
Designated | 17 March 1995 |
Reference no. | 1011838 |
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. [1]
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 metres (308 ft) north-east to south-west by 72 metres (236 ft) north-west to south-east, with an entrance of width 5 metres (16 ft) 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. [1] [2]
The visible remains of the earlier settlement are two ramparts: the outer is 4 metres (13 ft) wide and 0.8 metres (2 ft 7 in) high on the south and east sides, with traces of an external ditch, about 10 metres (33 ft) outside the inner rampart. [1]
There was excavation from 1955 to 1957. Traces of a palisaded enclosure were uncovered, consisting of three concentric palisades of oak. [1] A sample was radio-carbon dated to about 580 BC: the early Iron Age. [2] Similar palisaded hilltop enclosures have been found in north-east England and southern Scotland; they are the earliest type of defended settlement in the area. They indicate that there was much woodland here at that time. [1]
The excavation also found that it was probably an iron-working site during the Romano-British period, as iron slag and a probable iron-worker's hearth were found. There were also remains of rectangular buildings, interpreted as dating from the post-Roman period. [1]
Finds from the excavation included sherds of Romano-British pottery of the 2nd to 4th century, and sherds dating to the late 5th or early 6th century. [2]
Location | near Bolam |
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Coordinates | 55°8′22″N 1°53′13″W / 55.13944°N 1.88694°W |
OS grid reference | NZ 073 828 |
Type | Defended settlement |
History | |
Periods | 6th century BC to 6th century AD |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1955–1957 |
Designated | 17 March 1995 |
Reference no. | 1011838 |
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. [1]
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 metres (308 ft) north-east to south-west by 72 metres (236 ft) north-west to south-east, with an entrance of width 5 metres (16 ft) 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. [1] [2]
The visible remains of the earlier settlement are two ramparts: the outer is 4 metres (13 ft) wide and 0.8 metres (2 ft 7 in) high on the south and east sides, with traces of an external ditch, about 10 metres (33 ft) outside the inner rampart. [1]
There was excavation from 1955 to 1957. Traces of a palisaded enclosure were uncovered, consisting of three concentric palisades of oak. [1] A sample was radio-carbon dated to about 580 BC: the early Iron Age. [2] Similar palisaded hilltop enclosures have been found in north-east England and southern Scotland; they are the earliest type of defended settlement in the area. They indicate that there was much woodland here at that time. [1]
The excavation also found that it was probably an iron-working site during the Romano-British period, as iron slag and a probable iron-worker's hearth were found. There were also remains of rectangular buildings, interpreted as dating from the post-Roman period. [1]
Finds from the excavation included sherds of Romano-British pottery of the 2nd to 4th century, and sherds dating to the late 5th or early 6th century. [2]