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Roman camp, 1.05km north of Featherwood

England
List entry 1008882
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008882
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
18.82 hectares
Grid reference
NT 81334 05818
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Roman camp 1.05km north of Featherwood is a first or second-century military installation located in Northumberland. The site preserves earthwork remains characteristic of Roman auxiliary forts, with defensive ditches and ramparts discernible in the landscape. Its position in northern England reflects Rome's strategic military presence during the occupation of Britain, forming part of the network of installations that supported the frontier and consolidated territorial control in the region. The monument contributes to understanding Roman military infrastructure and deployment patterns in this area of Northumberland.

Roman camp, 1.05km north of Featherwood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008882. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman camp, 1.05km north of Featherwood?

The Roman camp 1.05km north of Featherwood is a first or second-century military installation located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008882.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman camp, 1.05km north of Featherwood?

Roman camp, 1.05km north of Featherwood 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 1008882.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman camp, 1.05km north of Featherwood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman Camp, 750m SSW of Sills Farm (6.2 km), Two Roman camps, 550m east of Burdhopecrag Hall (7.1 km), Romano-British enclosed settlement and medieval settlement 300m south of Burdhope (7.2 km).

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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.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Roman Camp, 750m SSW of Sills Farm
6.2 km
Two Roman camps, 550m east of Burdhopecrag Hall
7.1 km
Romano-British enclosed settlement and medieval settlement 300m south of Burdhope
7.2 km
Romano-British farmstead 570m west of Woolaw
7.3 km
Unenclosed hut circle settlement 250m west of Woolaw
7.3 km
Bremenium Roman station, High Rochester
7.4 km
Romano-British enclosed settlement 400m south east of Woolaw
7.7 km
Petty Knowes Roman Cemetery and Length of Dere Street Roman Road, Rochester
7.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman camp, 1.05km north of Featherwood

Roman camp, 1.05km north of Featherwood stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Roman camp, 1.05km north of Featherwood

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~24.6 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~8.6 milesBattle of Ancrum MoorBattle (1545) · ~17.1 milesBattle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~17.2 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~20 miles
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