Green Castle

Also known as:
Cup and Saucer Camp
Nearest town:
Coldstream (19km WNW)
OS reference:
NT982278
OS sheet:
75
Latitude:
55° 32' 37.58 N
Longitude:
2° 1' 42.7 W
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Image of Green Castle (Hillfort) by juamei

Image Credit: Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015.

Image credit: Open Source Environment Agency LIDAR
juamei
juamei Mar 21, 2018
Image of Green Castle (Hillfort) by moey

On a small hillock, above the village of Wooler. This is more accessible than the other Northumbrian Hillforts, probably much more recent.

The view of the Milfield Plain from here is fantastic.

moey
moey Jan 16, 2002

Articles

Green Castle

Hob
Hob Aug 29, 2004

It’s a strange looking place. The circumference seems too small for the height of the earthwork on the west side. You get the impression that they were once much higher all around, in which case it would have been quite an imposing structure, especially with a pallisade on top. Apparently there have never been any excavations, so it remains undated.

The bloke at Highburn House campsite can be petitioned for access permission.

Miscellaneous

Green Castle
Hillfort
Hob
Hob Feb 18, 2006

It’s interesting that Green Castle is also known locally as ‘Cup and Saucer Camp’ When considering that ‘Cups and Saucers’ is a colloquial term used in 19thC Northumberland for cup and ring marks, and that a marked stone was found in the ramparts of this site, it’s possible that the local name refers not to the shape of the earthworks, but to rock art.

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