Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBagraw Roman camp and section of Roman road, 463m NNW of Bagraw

Bagraw Roman camp and section of Roman road, 463m NNW of Bagraw

England
List entry 1006506
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006506
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.76 hectares
Grid reference
NY 84924 96600, NY 84939 96353
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bagraw Roman camp is a fortified military installation located in Northumberland, positioned approximately 463 metres north-north-west of the settlement of Bagraw. The site dates to the Roman period and represents part of the strategic network of forts and associated infrastructure established during Rome's occupation of northern Britain. Adjacent to the camp lies a section of Roman road, which would have facilitated military communication and supply routes across the region. The physical remains of both the camp and road survive as earthwork features and constitute important archaeological evidence of Roman military organisation in this area of Northumberland.

Bagraw Roman camp and section of Roman road, 463m NNW of Bagraw is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006506. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bagraw Roman camp and section of Roman road, 463m NNW of Bagraw?

Bagraw Roman camp is a fortified military installation located in Northumberland, positioned approximately 463 metres north-north-west of the settlement of Bagraw. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006506.

Who is responsible for protecting Bagraw Roman camp and section of Roman road, 463m NNW of Bagraw?

Bagraw Roman camp and section of Roman road, 463m NNW of Bagraw is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006506.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bagraw Roman camp and section of Roman road, 463m NNW of Bagraw?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blakehope Roman fort and Roman temporary camp (2.1 km), Roman temporary camp at Dargues (2.8 km), Round cairn, 100m ENE of Dunns Cottage (2.9 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
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.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bagraw Roman camp and section of Roman road, 463m NNW of Bagraw

Bagraw Roman camp and section of Roman road, 463m NNW of Bagraw stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.