A Roman period native settlement, prehistoric carved rock and an iron smelting site on Knott Hill, 750m south of Stone Cross
A Roman period native settlement, prehistoric carved rock and an iron smelting site on Knott Hill, 750m south of Stone Cross is an archaeological site in Marwood, County Durham, England. A Roman period native settlement, prehistoric carved rock and an iron smelting site on Knott Hill, 750m south of Stone Cross is situated nearby to the hamlet Lartington, as well as near the village Cotherstone.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Marwood, County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as: “Roman period native settlement”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bowes Museum and HM Prison Deerbolt.
Bowes Museum
Museum
HM Prison Deerbolt
Prison
HM Prison Deerbolt is a male Category C Training Prison in Barnard Castle, County Durham, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. HM Prison Deerbolt is situated 1½ miles south of A Roman period native settlement, prehistoric carved rock and an iron smelting site on Knott Hill, 750m south of Stone Cross.
Cotherstone Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cotherstone Castle was in the village of Cotherstone by the River Tees some 3 miles north-east of Barnard Castle in County Durham, England. This was a motte and bailey castle built around 1090. Cotherstone Castle is situated 2 miles west of A Roman period native settlement, prehistoric carved rock and an iron smelting site on Knott Hill, 750m south of Stone Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barnard Castle and Lartington.
Barnard Castle
Photo: Nick Bramhall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barnard Castle is a market town in County Durham in northeast England, with a population of 5800 in 2021. It has a picturesque ruined castle and the over-the-top Bowes Museum.
Lartington
Hamlet
Photo: Ben Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lartington is a village and civil parish about 2 miles west of the town of Barnard Castle, in Teesdale, in the Pennines of England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 135. Lartington is situated 1½ miles southwest of A Roman period native settlement, prehistoric carved rock and an iron smelting site on Knott Hill, 750m south of Stone Cross.
Cotherstone
Village
Photo: Philip Barker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cotherstone is a village and civil parish in the district and county of Durham, England. Its historic county is Yorkshire, being just south of the River Tees. Cotherstone is situated 1½ miles west of A Roman period native settlement, prehistoric carved rock and an iron smelting site on Knott Hill, 750m south of Stone Cross.
A Roman period native settlement, prehistoric carved rock and an iron smelting site on Knott Hill, 750m south of Stone Cross
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Marwood, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.56648° or 54° 33′ 59″ northLongitude
-1.93847° or 1° 56′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C6WH386+HJOpenStreetMap ID
node 6903940531OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17665256
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