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Roman camp south of Field Head Farm is a Romano-British military installation located in Cumberland. The site dates to the Roman occupation period and represents one of the archaeological remains documenting Roman military presence in the north of England. The camp's physical character and precise chronology within the Roman period would be evident from its earthwork remains and any artefactual evidence recovered during archaeological investigation. Such camps typically served as temporary or semi-permanent bases during military campaigns and garrison operations in the frontier regions of Roman Britain.
Roman camp south of Field Head Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010824. View the official record →
Roman camp south of Field Head Farm is a Romano-British military installation located in Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010824.
Roman camp south of Field Head Farm 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 1010824.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Troutbeck Roman fort and annexe (0.2 km), Roman camp and section of Roman road 700m south east of Field Head Farm (0.4 km), Bowl barrow on Great Mell Fell (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman camp south of Field Head Farm'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 camp south of Field Head Farm stands on Ordovician Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.