Scheduled MonumentsEnglandFour Romano-British settlements, field system and cord rig cultivation on Fairney Cleugh

Four Romano-British settlements, field system and cord rig cultivation on Fairney Cleugh

England
List entry 1015533
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015533
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
40.63 hectares
Grid reference
NY 87735 95841, NY 87772 96281
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Four Romano-British settlements, field system and cord rig cultivation on Fairney Cleugh is a complex of Romano-British archaeological features located in Northumberland. The monument comprises multiple settlement sites dating to the Roman period, associated with an organised field system that demonstrates agricultural management contemporary with Romano-British occupation. The cord rig cultivation marks visible across the site represent ridge and furrow ploughland characteristic of Iron Age and Romano-British farming practices in northern Britain. This combination of domestic and agricultural remains provides evidence of sustained settlement and land use during the Roman period in the Northumbrian landscape.

Four Romano-British settlements, field system and cord rig cultivation on Fairney Cleugh is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015533. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Four Romano-British settlements, field system and cord rig cultivation on Fairney Cleugh?

Four Romano-British settlements, field system and cord rig cultivation on Fairney Cleugh is a complex of Romano-British archaeological features located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015533.

Who is responsible for protecting Four Romano-British settlements, field system and cord rig cultivation on Fairney Cleugh?

Four Romano-British settlements, field system and cord rig cultivation on Fairney Cleugh 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 1015533.

What other scheduled monuments are near Four Romano-British settlements, field system and cord rig cultivation on Fairney Cleugh?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British farmstead 500m north west of Garretshiels (2.9 km), Romano-British farmstead on Wood Hill 800m north west of Old Town Cottages (3.7 km), Romano-British farmstead, 330m south of Woodhill (3.7 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 Four Romano-British settlements, field system and cord rig cultivation on Fairney Cleugh

Four Romano-British settlements, field system and cord rig cultivation on Fairney Cleugh stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.