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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Yeavering BellCountry: England
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County: Northumberland Type: Hillfort
Nearest Village: Old Yeavering
Map Ref: NT92802931 Landranger Map Number: 74
Latitude: 55.557424N Longitude: 2.115698W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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SolarMegalith visited on 27th Jul 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
Modern-Neolithic TimPrevett have visited here
Inside are traces of 130 hut platforms, though these were not apparent to us on the day we visited - we were more preoccupied with spotting rain squalls as they homed in on us from a previously clear sky ! Beyond the main wall enclosing all of the summit are additional defensive stone outworks on the east and west sides.
Like South Cadbury, Yeavering Bell was reoccupied after the Roman withdrawal for a time. Occupation then shifted to the site of Ad Gefrin at its base, which is mentioned in Bede's Ecclesiastical History.
Ad Gefrin itself has a long history, beginning with a neolithic cremation cemetary. It includes Celtic field systems and an iron age enclosure. It was then the capital of an Anglian kingdom until AD670, when the site was abandoned. Aethelfrith, Edwin, Oswald and Oswy would have held court here.
For more information see http://www.gefrin.freeserve.co.uk/Yeav/YeavFramesPage.htm
Access involves a substantial climb; well worth it though for the spectacular views of the surrounding Northumberland hills.
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