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Romanno

Scotland
Era
Unknown Era
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

Romanno was a pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in Scotland. Which side prevailed is not recorded in the surviving sources, and its outcome is not conclusively established in the historical record.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Romanno lies on Lanark Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Scheduled Monuments near Romanno

Romanno Mains, two barrows 550m SE of
Romanno Mains, two barrows 550m SE of
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 mi

Romanno Mains is a two barrows monument located in Peeblesshire, Scotland, situated approximately 550 metres south-east of the settlement after which it is named. The site occupies land underlain by wacke of the Tappins Group, bedrock formed during the Caradocian period of the Ordovician. This du…

Terrace Wood,cultivation terraces
Terrace Wood,cultivation terraces
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 mi

Terrace Wood is a cultivation terraces monument located in Peeblesshire, Scotland, protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2393. The terraces are cut into a landscape underlain by wacke bedrock of the Tappins Group, formed during the Caradocian period of the Ordovician. This…

Romanno Mains, barrow 910m SE of
Romanno Mains, barrow 910m SE of
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 mi

Romanno Mains barrow is a prehistoric burial monument situated in Peeblesshire, in the Borders region of Scotland, approximately 910 metres south-east of Romanno Mains. The site rests on bedrock of the Kirkcolm Formation, a wacke deposit laid down during the Caradocian period of the Ordovician er…

Newlands Church and graveyard, 50m SW of Newlands House
Newlands Church and graveyard, 50m SW of Newlands House
Scheduled monument · ~1 mi

Newlands Church and graveyard is a historic religious site in Peeblesshire, located approximately 50 metres south-west of Newlands House. The church and its surrounding burial ground occupy ground underlain by the Tappins Group, a wacke formation dating from the Caradocian period of the Ordovicia…

Whiteside Hill,fort & enclosure
Whiteside Hill,fort & enclosure
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.3 mi

Whiteside Hill is a Iron Age fort and enclosure located in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. The monument occupies ground underlain by the Kirkcolm Formation, a wacke bedrock dating to the Caradocian period, which would have presented a challenging substrate for the construction of defensive…

Bordland Rings,fort,Bordlands Hill
Bordland Rings,fort,Bordlands Hill
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.3 mi

Bordland Rings is an Iron Age fort occupying Bordlands Hill in Peeblesshire, Scottish Borders. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland (SM3010). The fort sits on bedrock of the Tappins Group, a wacke formation dating to the Caradocian period, which underlies…

Callands House,earthwork S of
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
South Slipperfield,barrows 1850m SSW and 1620m S of
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
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