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Humbleton Hill

Neolithic enclosure and Iron Age hillfort, Northumberland

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Humbleton Hill is a hill in Northumberland, England, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Wooler. It is the location of the Battle of Homildon Hill of 1402, between English and Scottish armies. There is an archaeological site on the summit, with remains of an enclosed settlement of the Neolithic Age and a later Iron Age hillfort. It is a scheduled monument.

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Battle of Homildon Hill

1402

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Coordinates

55.55° N, -2.05° E