Archaeological sites · North East England
Old Bewick
Old Bewick in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Old Bewick is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Old Bewick is a rural village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bewick, in the county of Northumberland, England, notable for its Bronze Age cairn, Iron Age hill fort, 12th-century church; and for cup and ring marked stones – some of the first to be documented in Britain. In 1951 the parish had a population of 82.
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Background
History
John Charles Langlands, tenant of Old Bewick Farm from May 1823, wrote and presented a detailed history of Old Bewick to the Berwickshire Naturalists Club on 30 May 1866. Langlands starts by noting that, in times before documented history, Old Bewick must have been the centre of a considerable population, given the extensive remains of camps and dwellings from the pre-Roman period; and asserts that foundations of later buildings in surrounding fields indicate that its inhabitants continued to be numerous after the Roman period, drawn together probably for protection to a fortified tower that had taken the place of the ancient camp. The village is surrounded by hillforts, including Bewick…
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- Coordinates
- 55.4876, -1.8961
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Bewick
- Postcode
- NE66 4DZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
Sources
- wikidata: Q2018290 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Old Bewick (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Old Bewick?
- Old Bewick is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.4876°, -1.8961°.
- Is Old Bewick free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Old Bewick is free.