2010

NT9433 : The site of the town of Maelmin from the heritage trail

taken 15 years ago, near to Milfield, Northumberland, England

The site of the town of Maelmin from the heritage trail
The site of the town of Maelmin from the heritage trail
The town buried in the fields here was built around AD 650 and occupied for some 200 years. The settlement probably came to this site from Ad Gefrin (Yeavering) NT9230 : Ad Gefrin or Yeavering. Aerial photographs show the presence of many timber buildings NT9433 : Reconstructed Dark Age House, Maelmin Heritage Trail, including great halls similar to those at Yeavering. The town was surrounded by a substantial wooden palisade.
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Category: Historic site > Historic site
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Maelmin Heritage Trail [10] · Field [6] ·
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NT9433, 65 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Andrew Curtis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 28 February, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 1 March, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 9411 3364 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:35.7809N 2:5.7015W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 9404 3362
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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