Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HETCHESTER

HETCHESTER, an ancient British camp in Rothbury parish, Northumberland; near the river Coquet, 5 miles W by S of Rothbury. It measures 320 feet by 270; and has a triple entrenchment.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "an ancient British camp"   (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites")
Administrative units: Rothbury AP/CP       Northumberland AncC

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