Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPetteril Green Romano-British farmstead, associated field system and two trackways

Petteril Green Romano-British farmstead, associated field system and two trackways

England
List entry 1007868
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007868
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
6.22 hectares
Grid reference
NY 47815 42074
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

Overview

History & significance

Petteril Green Romano-British farmstead is a scheduled ancient monument located in Cumberland that represents settlement and agricultural activity during the Romano-British period. The site comprises the remains of a farmstead together with an associated field system and two trackways, indicating organised land use and communication routes characteristic of rural Romano-British Britain. The physical layout of field boundaries and access ways provides evidence of how agricultural communities structured their landscape during this period. Such rural sites are significant for understanding the settlement patterns and economic organisation of the Romano-British countryside beyond urban centres and major military installations.

Petteril Green Romano-British farmstead, associated field system and two trackways is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007868. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Petteril Green Romano-British farmstead, associated field system and two trackways?

Petteril Green Romano-British farmstead is a scheduled ancient monument located in Cumberland that represents settlement and agricultural activity during the Romano-British period.

Who is responsible for protecting Petteril Green Romano-British farmstead, associated field system and two trackways?

Petteril Green Romano-British farmstead, associated field system and two trackways 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 1007868.

What other scheduled monuments are near Petteril Green Romano-British farmstead, associated field system and two trackways?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Polygonal prehistoric enclosure and associated field system at Petterilbank Cottages (1.1 km), Roman camp 200m south west of Knowe Farm (3.1 km), Village settlement and circular enclosure on Lazonby Fell (3.4 km).

Unlimited access

Everything a full report reveals about Petteril Green Romano-British farmstead, associated field system and two trackways

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Petteril Green Romano-British farmstead, associated field system and two trackways's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
First month just £4.99, then £9.99 a month. Unlimited locations, cancel anytime.

Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.

Start your Petteril Green Romano-British farmstead, associated field system and two trackways report
Or see a real report first
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Petteril Green Romano-British farmstead, associated field system and two trackways

Petteril Green Romano-British farmstead, associated field system and two trackways stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Petteril Green Romano-British farmstead, associated field system and two trackways

Battle of Solway Moss 1542Battle (1542) · ~16.9 milesBattle of SarkBattle (1448) · ~17.9 miles