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<< Our Photo Pages >> Shaftoe Crag Camp - Hillfort in England in Northumberland

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Monday, 07 November 2016  Page Views: 3953

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Shaftoe Crag Camp
Country: England County: Northumberland Type: Hillfort

Map Ref: NZ05158170
Latitude: 55.129647N  Longitude: 1.920772W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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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Shaftoe Crag Camp
Shaftoe Crag Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Shaftoe Crag Camp seen from the higher ground to its north (photo taken on September 2016). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Northumberland. One of the most spectacular Iron Age hillforts in Northumberland is located over the cliff NW of Ferney Chesters. The fort is roughly oval in shape with 166 x 70m dimensions. The multivallate defences protect the interior from the north and east (originally possibly also west), while at the south a rocky crag and a steep slope form a natural defence. The hillfort is ovelooked by higher ground immediately to the north, which puts its defensive purpose into question.

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Shaftoe Crag Camp
Shaftoe Crag Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : The southern edge of Shaftoe Crag Camp - view from the east (photo taken on September 2016). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Shaftoe Crag Camp
Shaftoe Crag Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Multivallate earthworks in the northern part of Shaftoe Crag Camp (photo taken on September 2016). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Shaftoe Crag Camp
Shaftoe Crag Camp submitted by SolarMegalith (Vote or comment on this photo)

Shaftoe Crag Camp
Shaftoe Crag Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : The location of Shaftoe Crag Camp - view from the W-SW (photo taken on September 2016). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NZ0581 : Iron Age Defended Settlement, Shaftoe Crags by Andrew Curtis
by Andrew Curtis
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NZ0581 : Shaftoe Crags from below by Andrew Curtis
by Andrew Curtis
©2014(licence)
NZ0581 : Piper's Chair & The Punch Bowl above Shaftoe Crags by Andrew Curtis
by Andrew Curtis
©2014(licence)
NZ0581 : Piper's Chair from the west by Andrew Curtis
by Andrew Curtis
©2014(licence)
NZ0581 : The Punch Bowl Rock above Shaftoe Crags by Andrew Curtis
by Andrew Curtis
©2014(licence)

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