"The Castles," West Shipley Farm, Hamsterley, County Durham

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Channel 4's "Time team" at "The Castles," situated on land at West Shipley Farm, Hamsterley, County Durham. "The Castles" comprises a large rhomboid monument of dry-stone wall construction with a single eastern entranc...

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Published inDurham Archaeological Journal Vol. 19; pp. 105 - 106
Main Author McKinley, Jacqueline I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2014
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Summary:An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Channel 4's "Time team" at "The Castles," situated on land at West Shipley Farm, Hamsterley, County Durham. "The Castles" comprises a large rhomboid monument of dry-stone wall construction with a single eastern entrance and substantial surrounding ditch. Not evidence for internal structures or dating had been found, but the monument was believed to be the remains of a fortified site of Late Iron Age, Roman-British, or post-Roman date. The "Time team" investigations included evaluation trenching, geophysical, and standing remains surveys. [Abridged Publication Abstract]
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ISSN:0265-8038