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Cupmarks on the middle stone.

The midwinter sun arrives.

One of the biggest stones I found, uncovered from the soil and leaf litter.

Interesting erosion on one of the bigger stones in the bank.

More small uprights set at right angles to the bank, this time on the northwestern arc.

Small orthostats set on edge across the width of the bank – maybe suggestive of the edging of an entrance.

The southern arc, showing various upright stones, curving left from the small mossy stone in the middle foreground, then right to the tree on the extreme right of shot, which has a stone at its base.

Looking across the ring from the upright on the southeast(ish) side.

Upright on the southeast (I think) of the ring.

One of the larger uprights embedded in the bank.

Approaching from the west-ish. The bank is visible as a green feature in the leaf litter. It extends across the picture, curving round to the right of the tree in the right foreground.

Late afternoon, from the outskirts of Wooler.

Below Humbleton Hill.

From the lower slopes of Harehope Hill, near the enclosed settlement.

Long zoom on the ramparts from White Law to the WNW.

Showing the enclosing bank picked out by browning bracken.

Inside the enclosing bank, looking north.

Looking east from the settlement.

Looking back to the fort from the slopes of Harehope Hill.

Looking over the steep gully to the east. Humbleton Hill is the prominent hill just left of centre.

Northwestern ramparts.

Northern rampart, below the top of Harehope Hill.

Looking through what appears to be the entrance. Yeavering Bell looms darkly on the skyline.

Looking northwest across the ramparts. Gleads Cleugh promontory fort is clearly seen across the valley to the right.

Inner and middle ramparts, with Gains Law rising behind.

Three lines of ramparts on the west side.

From the west.

Elevated view from Harehope Hill, near Monday Cleugh.

The fort (centre) seen from the east, across Akeld Burn.

The end of the promontory from the southeast.

The steep-sided gully along the southwestern side of the fort.

Looking out from the fort across the ramparts.

Looking down on Akeld Burn.

The double rampart. G/F is socially distant on the hillside opposite.

Looking down on the fort from the west. The flat feature on the hill to the right is Monday Cleugh.

The imposing hill from the southeast.

The impressive southern rampart stretches away.

Humbleton Hill fort is far right of shot.

The southeastern rampart with Hedgehope Hill and the Cheviot on the skyline.

The summit cairn, looking towards the distant North Sea coast.

What appears to be a bank and internal ditch around the base of the summit cairn.

Looking across the Glen Valley towards the Scottish borders.

The northeastern rampart, looking over the Glen Valley.

The northern rampart, with the summit cairn far right.

Looking east over the rampart towards the sunlit Hethpool valley and the two Hetha hillforts.

Seen from the southwest above Hethpool Mill. The fort is at the right-hand end of the hill.

The prominent hill seen from St Cuthbert’s Way to the ENE.

Looking towards Hethpoolbell (centre) and Yeavering Bell (right).