Roman period native farmstead 320m north east of Longknowe

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History & significance

The Roman period native farmstead 320m north east of Longknowe is a scheduled ancient monument located in Northumberland that demonstrates settlement continuity during the Romano-British period. The site represents a native agricultural community that maintained occupation and farming practices contemporaneous with Roman military presence in the region, a pattern characteristic of many Northumbrian settlements of the first to fourth centuries AD. The farmstead's physical remains, visible as earthworks, preserve evidence of the domestic and economic arrangements of a rural native population during the Roman occupation of Britain. Such sites are archaeologically significant for understanding how indigenous communities adapted to and coexisted within the Romano-British frontier landscape of northern England.

Roman period native farmstead 320m north east of Longknowe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014774. View the official record →

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