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Jingling Gate
Trip No.22 Entry No.1 Date Added: 11th May 2017
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Northumberland)
Visited: Yes on 9th May 2017. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 5
Jingling Gate submitted by Anne T on 11th May 2017. The double rampart on the northern side of this homestead.
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Log Text: 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.