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Roman camp and prehistoric round cairn 700m north-east of Bellshiel Bridge

England
List entry 1011414
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011414
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
18.99 hectares
Grid reference
NY 81832 99818
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Roman camp and prehistoric round cairn 700m north-east of Bellshiel Bridge is a scheduled ancient monument situated in Northumberland. The site comprises two distinct archaeological features: a prehistoric round cairn representing Bronze Age burial practice, and a Roman military installation. The proximity of these two monuments, separated by a considerable interval in time, reflects the long history of human activity and strategic occupation of this location in the borderlands. The scheduled designation acknowledges the archaeological significance of both elements within this combined site record.

Roman camp and prehistoric round cairn 700m north-east of Bellshiel Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011414. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman camp and prehistoric round cairn 700m north-east of Bellshiel Bridge?

Roman camp and prehistoric round cairn 700m north-east of Bellshiel Bridge is a scheduled ancient monument situated in Northumberland.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman camp and prehistoric round cairn 700m north-east of Bellshiel Bridge?

Roman camp and prehistoric round cairn 700m north-east of Bellshiel Bridge 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 1011414.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman camp and prehistoric round cairn 700m north-east of Bellshiel Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British farmstead 350m south of Rattenraw Farm (6 km), Medieval wayside cross, 200m NNW of Brownrigg (6.3 km), Blakehope Roman fort and Roman temporary camp (6.7 km).

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Overview
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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
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
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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Romano-British farmstead 350m south of Rattenraw Farm
6 km
Medieval wayside cross, 200m NNW of Brownrigg
6.3 km
Blakehope Roman fort and Roman temporary camp
6.7 km
Bastle, 480m north east of Shittleheugh
7 km
Romano-British farmstead, 550m south-east of Shittleheugh
7.3 km
Roman temporary camp at Dargues
7.3 km
Round cairn, 100m ENE of Dunns Cottage
7.5 km
Romano-British farmstead 500m north west of Garretshiels
8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman camp and prehistoric round cairn 700m north-east of Bellshiel Bridge

Roman camp and prehistoric round cairn 700m north-east of Bellshiel Bridge stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Roman camp and prehistoric round cairn 700m north-east of Bellshiel Bridge

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~20.9 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~5.4 milesBattle of Ancrum MoorBattle (1545) · ~20.2 milesBattle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~20.3 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~23.6 miles
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