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The Roman buildings and field system at Snape is a scheduled ancient monument in North Yorkshire comprising archaeological remains of Romano-British settlement and associated agricultural infrastructure. The site dates to the Roman period, with evidence of building structures and organised field boundaries indicating a rural settlement of economic significance within the broader landscape of Roman Yorkshire. The field system demonstrates the systematic management of agricultural land characteristic of Romano-British estates, whilst the buildings themselves represent domestic or ancillary structures typical of provincial Roman settlement patterns. The monument's survival as subsurface archaeological deposits preserves important evidence of rural Romano-British life and land use in the region.
Roman buildings and field system in Snape is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002881. View the official record →
The Roman buildings and field system at Snape is a scheduled ancient monument in North Yorkshire comprising archaeological remains of Romano-British settlement and associated agricultural infrastructure.
Roman buildings and field system in Snape 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 1002881.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Marmion Tower (former gatehouse of Tanfield Castle fortified manor) (5.9 km), Tanfield Bridge (5.9 km), Earth circles, cursus, pit alignments and burial sites near Nosterfield and Thornborough, including Centre Hill round barrow (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman buildings and field system in Snape'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.
Roman buildings and field system in Snape stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.