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Howgill Fold is a Romano-British farmstead located in Westmorland, England, dating to the Romano-British period. The site represents the archaeological remains of a rural settlement established during the Roman occupation of northern Britain, demonstrating the patterns of agricultural settlement and land use in this frontier region. The farmstead's physical character and layout reflect the integration of native British farming practices with Romano-British settlement patterns typical of upland areas away from major military installations. The monument provides evidence for the continuation and adaptation of settlement in the Lake District and surrounding fell country during the first to fourth centuries AD.
Howgill Fold Romano-British farmstead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018826. View the official record →
Howgill Fold is a Romano-British farmstead located in Westmorland, England, dating to the Romano-British period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018826.
Howgill Fold Romano-British farmstead 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 1018826.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Eastfield Sike medieval moated site, associated fishpond, and medieval woodland boundary banks and ditches at Burtergill Wood and Kiln Hill (2.7 km), Warcop Roman camp and length of Roman road, 285m south west of Moor House (2.8 km), Warcop Old Bridge (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Howgill Fold Romano-British farmstead'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.
Howgill Fold Romano-British farmstead stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.