Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman fort and prehistoric enclosed settlement 400m west of Carkin Moor Farm

Roman fort and prehistoric enclosed settlement 400m west of Carkin Moor Farm

England
List entry 1015418
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015418
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.82 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 16163 08240, NZ 16151 08380
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Roman fort and prehistoric enclosed settlement 400m west of Carkin Moor Farm is a multi-period archaeological site located on the North York Moors in North Yorkshire. The Roman fort dates to the 1st century AD and represents military occupation during the period of Roman conquest and consolidation in northern Britain. The site also contains evidence of earlier prehistoric settlement in the form of an enclosed settlement, indicating prolonged human activity across several millennia. The remains survive as earthwork features and subsurface archaeology, preserving evidence of both the Roman military infrastructure and the Iron Age or Bronze Age enclosed settlement that predate the Roman occupation.

Roman fort and prehistoric enclosed settlement 400m west of Carkin Moor Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015418. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman fort and prehistoric enclosed settlement 400m west of Carkin Moor Farm?

Roman fort and prehistoric enclosed settlement 400m west of Carkin Moor Farm is a multi-period archaeological site located on the North York Moors in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015418.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman fort and prehistoric enclosed settlement 400m west of Carkin Moor Farm?

Roman fort and prehistoric enclosed settlement 400m west of Carkin Moor 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 1015418.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman fort and prehistoric enclosed settlement 400m west of Carkin Moor Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British enclosed settlement 340m north east of East Applegarth at Whitcliffe Scar (6.8 km), Franciscan friary (7.2 km), Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary and portion of field system 100m east of Whitefields Farm (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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman fort and prehistoric enclosed settlement 400m west of Carkin Moor Farm

Roman fort and prehistoric enclosed settlement 400m west of Carkin Moor Farm stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.