Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman field system and trackway with later field ditches and drove on Whittlesey Washes, 60m south of Bedford House

Roman field system and trackway with later field ditches and drove on Whittlesey Washes, 60m south of Bedford House

England
List entry 1009992
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England
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Overview

History & significance

A Roman field system and trackway with later field ditches and drove on Whittlesey Washes is an archaeological monument located in Cambridgeshire, approximately sixty metres south of Bedford House. The site preserves evidence of Roman agricultural organisation, including field divisions and a trackway that facilitated movement through the landscape, with later medieval or post-medieval additions visible as field ditches and a drove road. The Roman elements represent the systematic management of arable land characteristic of settlement and farming in the Roman period, whilst the overlying field features indicate continued land use and modification in subsequent centuries. The monument survives as earthwork evidence visible in the fenland landscape, illustrating the long-term continuity of field systems and patterns of land division across multiple historical periods.

Roman field system and trackway with later field ditches and drove on Whittlesey Washes, 60m south of Bedford House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009992. View the official record →

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What is Roman field system and trackway with later field ditches and drove on Whittlesey Washes, 60m south of Bedford House?

A Roman field system and trackway with later field ditches and drove on Whittlesey Washes is an archaeological monument located in Cambridgeshire, approximately sixty metres south of Bedford House. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009992.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman field system and trackway with later field ditches and drove on Whittlesey Washes, 60m south of Bedford House?

Roman field system and trackway with later field ditches and drove on Whittlesey Washes, 60m south of Bedford House 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 1009992.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman field system and trackway with later field ditches and drove on Whittlesey Washes, 60m south of Bedford House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A Bronze Age post alignment and timber platform at Flag Fen and associated Bronze Age and later field systems and settlement to either side of the Northey Road (1 km), Stanground Wash Bronze Age Barrow Cemetery (1.9 km), Horsey Hill Fort: a Civil War fieldwork (2.7 km).

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