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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman fort and prehistoric enclosed settlement 400m west of Carkin Moor 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 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.