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Petty Knowes Roman Cemetery is a burial ground associated with the Roman fort at Rochester on Dere Street in Northumberland. The cemetery dates to the Roman period and served the military garrison stationed at the fort, containing inhumations characteristic of Romano-British funerary practice. Dere Street itself was a major Roman road running north from the Humber through northern England towards the Antonine Wall in Scotland, and the Rochester fort commanded a strategic position on this important military and commercial route. The site represents significant evidence for Roman occupation and the administrative infrastructure of the northern frontier during the imperial period.
Petty Knowes Roman Cemetery and Length of Dere Street Roman Road, Rochester is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009924. View the official record →
Petty Knowes Roman Cemetery is a burial ground associated with the Roman fort at Rochester on Dere Street in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009924.
Petty Knowes Roman Cemetery and Length of Dere Street Roman Road, Rochester 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 1009924.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British farmstead 350m south of Rattenraw Farm (3.7 km), Medieval wayside cross, 200m NNW of Brownrigg (4 km), Blakehope Roman fort and Roman temporary camp (4.4 km).
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