Category: Cheviots
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Middledean Camp
Viewed from across the precipitous Middledean Burn, the double earthbanks of the Iron Age fort known as Middledean Camp stands out against the smooth rounded hills of Breamish Valley in the Cheviots. Double earthworks such as this are termed ‘bivallate’. Promontary hillforts are those which are defended by steep slopes on 2 or 3 sides.…
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Yeavering Bell
I must admit I was a bit disappointed. The largest Iron Age Fort in Northumberland, occupying 12 acres of a twin topped, 361m. The most interesting are the remains of the perimeter stone rampart. Within it, archaeologists believe there were 100 timber-built roundhouses or other buildings and an inner fort excavated out of the rock.…