Scheduled MonumentsEnglandHaltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 and area of cord rig cultivation

Haltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 and area of cord rig cultivation

England
List entry 1010946
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010946
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.03 hectares
Grid reference
NY 71611 66341
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Haltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 is a scheduled ancient monument located in Northumberland comprising two Roman military camps and associated archaeological features dating to the first century AD. The camps represent evidence of Roman military operations during the campaigns in northern Britain, likely connected to the Agricolan period of conquest in the late first century. The site also preserves remains of cord rig cultivation, a distinctive form of strip field system, demonstrating the long continuity of agricultural use across the landscape. The physical character of the camps is visible as earthwork features comprising ditched enclosures typical of temporary Roman military installations, which would have served as short-term bases during military manoeuvres.

Haltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 and area of cord rig cultivation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010946. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Haltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 and area of cord rig cultivation?

Haltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 is a scheduled ancient monument located in Northumberland comprising two Roman military camps and associated archaeological features dating to the first century AD.

Who is responsible for protecting Haltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 and area of cord rig cultivation?

Haltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 and area of cord rig cultivation 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 1010946.

What other scheduled monuments are near Haltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 and area of cord rig cultivation?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lees Hall Roman camp (1.3 km), Sunny Rigg 3 Roman temporary camp (1.6 km), Sunny Rigg 2 Roman temporary camp (1.8 km).

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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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Haltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 and area of cord rig cultivation

Haltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 and area of cord rig cultivation stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Haltwhistle Burn Roman temporary camps 2 and 3 and area of cord rig cultivation

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~6.9 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~19.8 miles