Catcote

Catcote is a prehistoric and Romano-British settlement on the crest and slopes of a low hill on the edge of the modern town of Hartlepool.

Catcote lies on the eastern slope of a low hill, three miles (4.8 kilometres) south-west of Hartlepool, on the north-east coast of England.

In 1963, during building work on the English Martyrs School, Hartlepool, evidence of a settlement was uncovered although, sadly, there are few records of exactly what was found. However diaries and archive photographs suggest that there were substantial stone buildings here.

The location of this settlement, with unbroken views across Hartlepool Bay and the Tees Estuary, suggests a need for vigilance. The remains of fenced and ditched enclosures containing roundhouses have been uncovered along with some stone buildings.

The quality and quantity of finds from Catcote certainly suggests that this was a high status settlement. There are still a great number of questions to be answered about Catcote; our annual excavations are gradually piecing together the jigsaw.

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