Chopwell, prehistoric enclosed settlement

HER Number

17821

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Chopwell, prehistoric enclosed settlement

Place

Chopwell

Map Sheet

NZ15NW

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

Settlement

Site Type: Specific

Enclosed Settlement

General Period

PREHISTORIC

Specific Period

Iron Age -800 to 43

Form of Evidence

Physical Evidence

Description

An enclosed settlement of probably Iron Age date located on an elevated plateau. The site comprises of cut ditch, gullies and a possible palisade feature. The slope from the plateau formed the limit of the settlement.

Easting

411630

Northing

557780

Grid Reference

NZ411630557780

Sources

AD Archaeology, 2019, Land to the West of Moorland View/Valley Dene, Chopwell, Gateshead, Archaeological geophysical survey; AD Archaeology, 2019, Land to the West of Moorland View/Valley Dene, Chopwell, Gateshead, Archaeological evaluation