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Slate Hill Settlement
55.1338° N, -1.8800° E
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Slate Hill Settlement is an archaeological site in Northumberland, England, near the village of Bolam and about 7 miles (11 km) west of Morpeth. The site, a defended settlement dating from the Iron Age, is a scheduled monument.
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7th–5th centuries BC
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