Great Hetha Camp

Nearest town:
Coldstream (13km NW)
OS reference:
NT885274
OS sheet:
74
Latitude:
55° 32' 24.17 N
Longitude:
2° 10' 56.1 W
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Images

Image of Great Hetha Camp (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

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

Image credit: A. Brookes (17.10.2019)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Apr 16, 2020
Image of Great Hetha Camp (Hillfort) by juamei

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

Image credit: Open Source Environment Agency LIDAR
juamei
juamei Mar 25, 2018
Image of Great Hetha Camp (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Sunburst upon the ancient dry stone wall... looking toward the mighty Yeavering Bell........

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jan 12, 2013
Image of Great Hetha Camp (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Sometimes shooting into the sun just has to be done..... towards the Cheviot.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jan 15, 2011

Articles

Great Hetha Camp

GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jun 11, 2009

A small, yet powerful hillfort sited upon Great Hetha Hill, one of the Cheviot foothills near Hethpool... and therefore boasting superb views in all directions.

Two stone ramparts surround the enclosure, with an entrance at the north-west, or so it would appear. At the north-east the defences deviate to enclose an oval enclosure, perhaps an annexe for livestock?

A glance at the map will show that Great Hetha Camp is just one of many defended hilltops in the region, the largest and most famous of which is, of course, Yeavering Bell, well seen from the ramparts in the distance. Nearer to hand (below to the north east) lies the Hethpool stone circle.

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