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Prehistoric enclosed settlement, Iron Age hillfort and medieval shielings on Humbleton Hill

Akeld, United Kingdom

Humbleton Hill is a hill in Northumberland, England, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Wooler. It is the location of the Battle of Homildon Hill of 1402, between English and Scottish armies. There is an archaeological site on the summit, with remains of an enclosed settlement of the Neolithic Age and a later Iron Age hillfort. It is a scheduled monument.

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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