Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 350m north west of Cowboy's Cairn

Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 350m north west of Cowboy's Cairn

England
List entry 1015643
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015643
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.25 hectares
Grid reference
NT 98081 23223
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill is a settlement earthwork located 350 metres north west of Cowboy's Cairn in Northumberland. The site comprises an enclosed settlement with associated scooped features, characteristic of native British occupation during the Roman period when such communities maintained their traditional settlement forms whilst under Roman rule or influence. The earthwork remains visible as surface features on the sloping terrain, representing the material culture and settlement patterns of Iron Age communities that persisted into and through the Roman occupation of northern Britain. Such enclosed settlements demonstrate the continuation of indigenous settlement practices alongside Roman military and administrative presence in the region during the first and second centuries AD.

Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 350m north west of Cowboy's Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015643. View the official record →

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What is Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 350m north west of Cowboy's Cairn?

Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill is a settlement earthwork located 350 metres north west of Cowboy's Cairn in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015643.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 350m north west of Cowboy's Cairn?

Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 350m north west of Cowboy's Cairn 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 1015643.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 350m north west of Cowboy's Cairn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ancient settlements on Hartside Hill (7.4 km), Enclosures on Meggrim's Knowe (7.5 km), Alnamsheles medieval settlement, 600m west of Alnhammoor (7.9 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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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 350m north west of Cowboy's Cairn

Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 350m north west of Cowboy's Cairn stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

The wider landscape

Around Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 350m north west of Cowboy's Cairn

Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~3.5 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~10.3 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~19.3 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~20.3 miles