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Multi-periodSite Name: Jingling Gate Alternative Name: Edge House HomesteadCountry: England
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County: Northumberland Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Hexham Nearest Village: Dotland / Lord's Lot
Map Ref: NY89145984
Latitude: 54.933116N Longitude: 2.171014W
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Anne T visited on 9th May 2017 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Jingling Gate Homestead, near Dotland, Hexhamshire: OK, probably this should have been called Edge House Homestead, but the name Jingling Gate sounds so much nicer! What a spot this is. Farmland here is so lush and green and the views are tremendous. Locals still hold onto much of their Hexhamshire identity rather than claim Northumberland citizenship.
This homestead is clearly visible on UK Grid Finder, but a little harder to make out on the ground. There was no gate into the field - there was a very long, continuous stone wall (must form the boundary of a farm), so we ended up peering over the stone wall.
The double banks on the northern side of the homestead were very clear, as was the southern corner, where it executes a tidy turn.
The middle has been quarried across, which makes the western side of the homestead a little difficult to make out. We didn't know there were hut circles inside until we got home and looked at the Pastscape record.
On the opposite side of the road, just north of the homestead, there is a long, low earth and stone boundary feature. No mention of a field system around the homestead. This is probably medieval, but interesting nevertheless.
It is so peaceful and quiet here. No one but the sheep and the occasional tractor. Bliss. On from here to find wells that were named on the OS Map - Midge Well, Jack's Well and Holly Well.
This Romano British site, near Jingling Gate in Hexhamshire, is visible in aerial photographs or on UK Grid Finder, and can be seen as a sub-rectangular structure, with most of the banks and outer ditches visible on the ground although small quarries cut the centre line from north to south.
More information can be found on Pastscape Monument 16214, which says: "the remains consist of a sub-rectangular enclosure with a well defined outer ditch (approx 0.8m deep) on two sides, and traces of a double rampart on the N. Inside, is one complete hut-circle, and the probable remains of two others. Surface quarrying has destroyed part of the N. side and interior. The site is typical of the small native type homestead which in this area, are classified as Romano British."
To reach this homestead, follow the minor which runs westwards from Whitely Mill, through Dalton, turning right up past Hamburn Hall, Hud's Crag, turning right up the dead end road towards Jingling Gate and Lord's Lot Farm (although there are several other minor roads which interconnect). The homestead is on the opposite side of the road just north of Edge House.
Access to the field is difficult as there is a long continuous stone wall along much of this stretch of road, although the settlement can be viewed by peering over the stone wall. However, this makes identification of the hut circles difficult.
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