Flodden Hill Gun Platforms

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

Well preserved redoubt or gun platform, was erected here by the Scots in 1513 in advance of the battle of Flodden Field}. It was at the end of their entrenchment (now occupied by a shooting ride and obscured by trees) which appears to have extended westwards for 500 yards to another similar redoubt, which is almost ploughed out and only visible on aerial photographs. Outflanked and not involved in the battle. Consisting of semi circlular bank on hillside, inner part of bank strengthened with dry stone walling and with internal platforms allowing for six or more artillery pieces. The redoubt was partially excavated for a BBC television programme in 2001 called 'Two Men in a Trench'.

This site has been described as a;
Artillery Fort.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Earthworks remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NT90933561

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; 3682

County Sites and Monuments Record number; N1826

• Web site links
  • http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N1826
• Books
  • Tony Pollard and Neil Oliver, 2002, Two Men in a Trench (Penguin)
    MacLauchlan, H., 1867. Notes not included in the memoirs already published on Roman roads in Northumberland (London) p28-9