Huckhoe Settlement

Huckhoe Settlement is an archaeological site in Northumberland, England, near the village of Bolam and about 7 miles (11 km) west of Morpeth [1]. The site shows occupation, in at least four phases, dating from the early Iron Age (6th century BC) to the post-Roman period (6th century AD) [1]. The site is on an oval promontory, steep on the north and west sides, above a tributary of the River Wansbeck [1]. There is a low earth and stone bank forming an enclosure, 94 metres north-east to south-west by 72 metres north-west to south-east, with an entrance of width 5 metres on the east side, and slight traces inside of roundhouses and courtyard walls [1]. This is thought to be a re-occupation in the Romano-British period, of an Iron Age defended settlement [1]. Traces of a palisaded enclosure were uncovered, consisting of three concentric palisades of oak [1]. A sample was radio-carbon dated to about 580 BC: the early Iron Age [1].