Clennell Street Cross Dyke 1

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Copper Snout

In the civil parish of Alwinton.
In the historic county of Northumberland (Modern Authority of Northumberland, 1974 county of Northumberland).

This monument is the remains of a cross dyke and has two neighbouring rectangular buildings. The dyke runs across the narrowest point of a high ridge between two streams. It is made up by a 350m long earth bank with a parallel ditch on the north side. To the west it curves to the north-west. It does not run down to the bottom the slopes at either end. At the top of the ridge is a gap through which a branch of the medieval road known as Clennell Street runs. The two buildings are on the south side of the dyke, either side of the opening. In this area such dykes belong to the medieval period, but their precise function is not fully understood. PastScape record this as a prehistoric cross dyke with medieval steadings inserted.

This site has been described as a;
Linear Defence or Dyke.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Cropmarks/slight earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NT88860886

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 136

County Sites and Monuments Record number; N201

• Web site links
  • http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRNMAP=N201
• Books
  • Rushworth, Alan, Roberts, Ian and Carlton, Richard, 2005, Droving in the Northumberland National Park (Northumberland National Park Authority) p56
• Journal Articles
  • Charlton, D.B. and Day J.C., 1979. Archaeologia Aeliana [ser5] Vol7 p211, 228
    Dryden, J. CBA Group 3 Newsbulletin Vol14 p12-14