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Submitted by Anne T on Saturday, 27 May 2017  Page Views: 3322

Multi-periodSite Name: Hetherington (Wark) Alternative Name: Bridge House (Wark)
Country: England County: Northumberland Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Bellingham / Wark  Nearest Village: Hetherington
Map Ref: NY8248378964
Latitude: 55.104774N  Longitude: 2.276084W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Anne T visited on 15th Aug 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Hetherington (Wark): Our second visit to this site, the first being on 25th May 2017, but I forgotten all about it! A lovely site, and pleasant to explore on a sunny afternoon. Didn't realise that this site has been excavated twice, once in 1957, and again in 1972-73, so must try and find the excavation reports, if they are available.

Anne T visited on 25th May 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Hetherington (Wark): Homestead, built on top of an Iron Age Settlement. Lovely spot, and well worth exploring.



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 4

Hetherington (Wark)
Hetherington (Wark) submitted by Anne T : The north western corner of the farmstead, which is sited on a gentle eastern slope. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Farmstead and Earlier Palisaded Settlement in Northumberland

This settlement can be found to the west of the Pennine Way, 800 metres south-south-east of Bridge House and 800 metres north of Hetherington Village.

Pastscape Monument No. 16581 explains that this (small) Romano-British settlement was excavated in 1957, and was provisionally dated to the mid-second century AD. It contains "cobbled and flagged yards, circular huts, hearths, and small, stone-lined storage pits."

Historic England List Entry 1008984 gives more information, telling us that the farmstead overlies an earlier palisaded settlement. The settlement lies on a gentle east facing slope, measuring 60 metres east-west and 44 metres north-south. The exterior banks are between 2 to 3 metres wide and stand around 50 cms tall. The interior structure is complex, containing at least five hut circles "linked by low stone walls".

Historic England's entry says that excavations revealed an earlier phase of activity, were a stone packed palisade trench with irregularly placed post holes were discovered running underneath the south east wall of the later settlement. "Partial excavations in 1972-3 confirmed the presence of a timber palisade and also revealed the existence of a timber round house beneath a later stone house."
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Hetherington (Wark)
Hetherington (Wark) submitted by Anne T : Standing at almost the south eastern boundary of the settlement, looking towards the lime kilns at NY 82426 78741. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hetherington (Wark)
Hetherington (Wark) submitted by Anne T : A boundary wall forming part of the interior of the homestead. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hetherington (Wark)
Hetherington (Wark) submitted by Anne T : Standing in what would have been the small stream at the eastern edge of the settlement, now almost dry after a prolonged dry period, looking up into the heart of the settlement. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hetherington (Wark)
Hetherington (Wark) submitted by Anne T : Standing at the northern edge of the settlement, looking north west. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hetherington (Wark)
Hetherington (Wark) submitted by Anne T : This boulder, at approx. NY 82507 78918, stands out in the field for its size and slightly different colour from the rest. While some holes have been enlarged by water, others are smooth and shallow (without the small 'rim' which I'm told characterises solution holes). Have been unable to get onto ERA to check if this is recorded stone. Need to dig out my Beckensall rock art books! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hetherington (Wark)
Hetherington (Wark) submitted by Anne T : Following the trackway from the eastern edge of the settlement back towards the Pennine Way, at approx. NY 82507 78918 there is a large, white-coloured boulder which stands out in the field. This has a number of solution holes, but also some very smooth hollows, which may be cup marks. Have been unable to get onto ERA to check whether or not this is a recorded stone.

Hetherington (Wark)
Hetherington (Wark) submitted by Anne T : Some of the complex internal structures within the farmstead, to the north of the central bank which splits the farmstead virtually in two. I'd love to be able to see the excavation notes to make sense of all this!

Hetherington (Wark)
Hetherington (Wark) submitted by Anne T : First view of the farmstead from where the Pennine Way meets the footpath leading north west across the fields towards Bridge House.

Hetherington (Wark)
Hetherington (Wark) submitted by Anne T : The northern edge of the farmstead, with what looks like an entrance.

Hetherington (Wark)
Hetherington (Wark) submitted by Anne T : There is a long, low earth and stone bank which virtually splits the farmstead in an east-west direction. Once passed the eastern boundary of the farmstead, it then snakes up the slight hill to what is now a stone wall. There are some large stones in this feature.

Hetherington (Wark)
Hetherington (Wark) submitted by Anne T : One hut circle (centre of photograph) with low earth-stone wall/bank built right up to it. Found towards the middle of the north-eastern corner of the farmstead.

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