Blackchester (Hillfort) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Blackchester (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Image credit: A. Brookes (12.3.2019)

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Image of Blackchester (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

The western side of the fort, the ground sloping steeply away.

Image credit: A. Brookes (12.3.2019)

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Image of Blackchester (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Southeastern section of rampart, seen from inside the fort.

Image credit: A. Brookes (12.3.2019)

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Image of Blackchester (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Looking across the fort’s interior.

Image credit: A. Brookes (12.3.2019)

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Image of Blackchester (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Eastern rampart on the left, looking northeast towards Ford Moss.

Image credit: A. Brookes (12.3.2019)

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Image of Blackchester (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Northeastern arc of the rampart.

Image credit: A. Brookes (12.3.2019)

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Image of Blackchester (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Looking towards the fort from the east.

Image credit: A. Brookes (12.3.2019)

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Sites within 20km of Blackchester

Ford Henge

Henge • 0.85km WSW

1
Broomridge

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.18km ESE

31

4

2
Goatscrag

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.53km ESE

14

1

1

1
Roughting Linn Camp

Promontory Fort • 2.24km E

10

1
Roughting Linn

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 2.36km E

81

12

3
Milfield North

Henge • 4.24km SW

1
Maelmin Henge Reconstruction

4.85km SSW

10

4

2
Flodden Camp

Henge • 4.9km WSW

1

1
Coupland Henge

Henge • 5.38km SSW

2
Doddington North Moor

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.56km E

3

1
High Chesters

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.71km ESE

5

1

3
East Marleyknowe

Henge • 6.03km SSW

1
Ewart Park Henge

Henge • 6.27km S

1
Hare Law Crags

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.61km ESE

13

2

1
Duddo Five Stones

Stone Circle • 6.71km WNW

65

2

23

2
Doddington North

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.74km ESE

10

1
The Ringses Hillfort

Hillfort • 7.02km ESE

2
Doddington Dubious Stone

Standing Stones • 7.08km ESE

2

1
The Ringses

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.24km ESE

37

2

1
West Akeld Stead

Henge • 7.27km S

1
Doddington Moor Quarry Site

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.39km ESE

15

3
Dod Law Hillfort rock art

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.4km ESE

20

2
Dod Law Main

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.46km ESE

28

1

2
Dod Law

Hillfort • 7.51km ESE

11
Doddington Enclosure

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.63km ESE

6

2
Doddington Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 7.92km ESE

24

1

5
Cuddy’s Cave (Doddington)

Cave / Rock Shelter • 7.95km SE

6

3
The King’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.97km W

1

1

3

1
Gled Law North

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.1km ESE

13

2
Battle Stone (Yeavering)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.25km SSW

6

3
Gefrin

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.28km SSW

2

3

1
Old Yeavering

Henge • 8.33km SSW

1

1
Battlestone (Humbleton)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.44km SSE

3

6
Gled Law

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.65km ESE

27

2

2
West Horton

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.66km ESE

9

1
Buttony

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.72km ESE

41

2

3

2
Kyloe Camp

Hillfort • 8.73km ENE

1
Glead’s Cleugh

Promontory Fort • 8.96km S

8
Harehope Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.99km S

3
Monday Cleugh

Hillfort • 9.46km S

9
Yeavering Bell

Hillfort • 9.46km SSW

28

1

8

2
Highburn House

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.7km SSE

4

1

2
Hazelrigg

Cup Marked Stone • 9.72km E

1

1
Humbleton Hill

Hillfort • 9.73km SSE

7

2

2
St Cuthbert’s Cave (Cockenheugh)

Cave / Rock Shelter • 9.87km E

5

1
West Horton 6 c

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.16km SE

2

1
Green Castle

Hillfort • 10.28km SSE

3

2

1
Groat Haugh

Henge • 10.33km WNW

1

2
Clavering

Hillfort • 10.48km ESE

2
Weetwood North

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.8km SE

2

1
The Kettles

Hillfort • 10.81km SSE

3

2
Weetwood 8

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.92km ESE

3

2
Coldmartin Loughs 1-2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.94km SE

28

2

1
The Bell

Hillfort • 11km SW

1
Pin Well / King’s Chair

Sacred Well • 11.07km SSE

4

1

3
Whitsunbank 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.25km SE

6

1

1
Weetwood Moor

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.27km ESE

76

3

6

4
Whitsunbank 3

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.34km SE

4

1

2
Whitsunbank 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.37km SE

14

2

1
Fowberry Cairn

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.47km SE

17

3

2
North Plantation

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.52km SE

8

1

2
The Grey Stone (Coldstream)

Natural Rock Feature • 11.61km W

1
Fowberry Moor Stone-3

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.62km SE

1
Hart Heugh

Cairn(s) • 11.82km SSE

1

1
Hart Heugh

Stone Circle • 11.82km SSE

1

1
Fowberry Mains

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.06km ESE

20

1

2
The Bowden Doors

Natural Rock Feature • 12.12km E

7

2

2
Cocklawburn Beach Rings

Natural Rock Feature • 12.28km NE

5

4
Hethpool

Stone Circle • 12.39km SW

19

3
Little Hetha

Hillfort • 12.55km SW

9
Hethpool cairn

Cairn(s) • 12.71km SW

3
Way to Wooler

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.94km SE
Great Hetha Camp

Hillfort • 13.13km SW

5

1
Fowberry Enclosure 1&2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.22km SE

8

1

2
Fowberry Moor Farm Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.49km SE

2

1
Fowberry Enclosure 3

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.49km SE

3

1

2
Kettley Stone

Cup Marked Stone • 13.56km ESE

9

1

3

1
Kettley Crag

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.66km ESE

54

2

5

4
Lyham Moor

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.66km E

1

2
Kettley Crag – lower outcrop

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.7km E

1
Chatton Camp

Hillfort • 13.75km ESE

15

1
Chatton

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 14.24km ESE

105

2

6

5
Hurl Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.19km ESE

5

6
Amerside Law north

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.49km ESE

4

2
South Middleton Moor

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.63km SSE

2
Stob Stones

Standing Stones • 15.64km SW

2

1
Middleton Dean cairn

Round Cairn • 15.73km SSE

4
Amerside Law

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.77km ESE

10

2

3

4
Newtown Mill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.88km ESE

11

4
Middleton Dean

Promontory Fort • 16.34km SSE

8
Kippy Heugh

Enclosure • 16.38km E

1
Heddon Hill

Cup Marked Stone • 16.43km SSE

2

1

1
Heddon Moor cairn

Round Cairn • 16.54km SSE

4
Whinny Hill

Stone Circle • 16.56km ESE

14

1

1
Millstone Hill

Cup Marked Stone • 16.91km ESE

2

1

2
Heddon Moor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.03km SSE

10
Whitehill Head

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.16km ESE

2

1
Hepburn Crags Camp

Hillfort • 17.18km ESE

10

1
Ros Castle

Cup Marked Stone • 17.27km ESE

21

4

1
Dod Hill East

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.41km SSE

7

1
Threestone Burn

Stone Circle • 17.45km SSE

15

6
Dod Hill

Long Cairn • 17.45km SSE

1

1
Ox Eye

Long Cairn • 17.75km ESE

3

1
Lindisfarne

Cup Marked Stone • 17.94km ENE

5

2

1
Berthele’s Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 18.08km ESE

2

1

1
Hepburn Moor

Cairn(s) • 18.16km ESE

5
Hedgehope

Cairn(s) • 18.23km S

5

2
The Cheviot

Cairn(s) • 18.28km SSW

3

2
Lucker Moor

Round Cairn • 18.89km E

3
Spindlestone Heughs

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.22km E

1
Old Bewick Cairn

Cairn(s) • 19.42km ESE

8
Linton Hill

Hillfort • 19.44km WSW

1
Blawearie Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 19.5km ESE

43

5

1
Old Bewick Hillfort

Hillfort • 19.74km ESE

26

2

1
Isabella’s Mount

Enclosure • 19.74km E

1
Old Bewick

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.89km ESE

81

1

10

3