Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman camp, 900m NNE of Featherwood

Roman camp, 900m NNE of Featherwood

England
List entry 1008881
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008881
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
20.84 hectares
Grid reference
NT 82017 05629
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Roman camp, 900m NNE of Featherwood is a fortified military installation dating to the Roman occupation of Britain. The camp represents a temporary or semi-permanent marching camp of the type used during Roman military campaigns in northern England, likely constructed during the 1st or 2nd century AD as part of the systematic conquest and control of the region. The site preserves earthwork remains characteristic of Roman military engineering, including defensive ditches and ramparts arranged in the typical playing-card layout plan favoured by Roman forces. Its location in Northumberland reflects the strategic importance of this frontier region during Rome's expansion into Caledonia and the subsequent consolidation of the northern frontier of Roman Britain.

Roman camp, 900m NNE of Featherwood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008881. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman camp, 900m NNE of Featherwood?

Roman camp, 900m NNE of Featherwood is a fortified military installation dating to the Roman occupation of Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008881.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman camp, 900m NNE of Featherwood?

Roman camp, 900m NNE 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 1008881.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman camp, 900m NNE of Featherwood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two Roman camps, 550m east of Burdhopecrag Hall (6.8 km), Romano-British enclosed settlement and medieval settlement 300m south of Burdhope (7.1 km), Bremenium Roman station, High Rochester (7.1 km).

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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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman camp, 900m NNE of Featherwood

Roman camp, 900m NNE of Featherwood stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.