Roman period native enclosed farmstead 320m north west of Southernknowe

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History & significance

The Roman period native enclosed farmstead 320 metres north west of Southernknowe is a settlement site of the Iron Age tradition that continued into the Roman period in Northumberland. The monument consists of an enclosed homestead, representing the type of native agricultural settlement that persisted throughout the Roman occupation of northern Britain, demonstrating cultural continuity among the indigenous population. Such farmsteads typically comprised a domestic enclosure containing roundhouses and associated structures for stock management and storage, characteristic of the farming economy practised by native communities during the first and second centuries AD. The site exemplifies the pattern of native settlement in the upland regions of Northumberland during the Roman period, when local populations maintained their traditional settlement forms and agricultural practices despite the presence of Roman military installations in the wider region.

Roman period native enclosed farmstead 320m north west of Southernknowe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014488. View the official record →

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