Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman period native enclosed settlement 370m WNW of Great Hetha defended settlement

Roman period native enclosed settlement 370m WNW of Great Hetha defended settlement

England
List entry 1015193
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015193
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.36 hectares
Grid reference
NT 88109 27521
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Roman period native enclosed settlement 370m WNW of Great Hetha defended settlement is a native British settlement of Romano-British date located in Northumberland. The site consists of an enclosed settlement, representing the continuation of Iron Age settlement patterns into the Roman period, demonstrating the persistence of indigenous communities and their traditional forms of habitation alongside Roman occupation. Such enclosed settlements are characteristic of the Romano-British period in northern England, where native populations maintained their established ways of life within defended or demarcated enclosures. The monument is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under the NHLE designation, reflecting its archaeological importance in understanding the interaction between Roman and native cultures in the region during the first and second centuries AD.

Roman period native enclosed settlement 370m WNW of Great Hetha defended settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015193. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman period native enclosed settlement 370m WNW of Great Hetha defended settlement?

Roman period native enclosed settlement 370m WNW of Great Hetha defended settlement is a native British settlement of Romano-British date located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015193.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman period native enclosed settlement 370m WNW of Great Hetha defended settlement?

Roman period native enclosed settlement 370m WNW of Great Hetha defended settlement 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 1015193.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman period native enclosed settlement 370m WNW of Great Hetha defended settlement?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bonnie Laws,cairn 700m N of Cocklawfoot (8.6 km), Cocklawfoot,farmstead,homestead,settlement & field systems 500m NE of (9 km), Cocklawfoot,enclosure,farmstead and cultivation remains 250m NNE of (9.1 km).

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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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman period native enclosed settlement 370m WNW of Great Hetha defended settlement

Roman period native enclosed settlement 370m WNW of Great Hetha defended settlement stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.