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Bainesse is a multi-period archaeological site near Scotch Corner in North Yorkshire, comprising both a Roman roadside settlement and an Anglian cemetery. The Roman settlement occupied a strategic location along the Stainmore Pass route, a significant trans-Pennine communication corridor, and functioned as a roadside station during the Romano-British period. The Anglian cemetery represents a later phase of activity at the site, indicating continued occupation or use during the early medieval period following Roman withdrawal. The site's palimpsest of occupation phases makes it archaeologically significant for understanding both Roman infrastructure in upland northern Britain and early Anglo-Saxon settlement patterns in Yorkshire.
Bainesse Roman roadside settlement and Anglian cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021209. View the official record →
Bainesse is a multi-period archaeological site near Scotch Corner in North Yorkshire, comprising both a Roman roadside settlement and an Anglian cemetery. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021209.
Bainesse Roman roadside settlement and Anglian cemetery 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 1021209.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pallet Hill motte and bailey castle, 80m north west of St Anne's Church (0.9 km), Castle Hills medieval motte and bailey castle, and 20th century airfield defences, 700m north east of Oran House (1.4 km), World War II fighter pens and associated defences at former RAF Catterick, 120m south and 340m north east of Oran House (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bainesse Roman roadside settlement and Anglian cemetery's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bainesse Roman roadside settlement and Anglian cemetery stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.