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Roman period native homestead 400m south of Humbleton Hill hillfort

England
List entry 1017044
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017044
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.09 hectares
Grid reference
NT 96528 27930
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

A Roman period native homestead 400m south of Humbleton Hill hillfort is a settlement site dating to the Romano-British period located in Northumberland. The homestead represents continuity of occupation in the landscape during the Roman imperial period, demonstrating the persistence of native settlement patterns in the region beyond the established hillfort itself. The site exemplifies the archaeological evidence for Romano-British domestic settlement in northern England, where native communities maintained residential sites alongside or in proximity to earlier Iron Age fortified centres.

Roman period native homestead 400m south of Humbleton Hill hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017044. View the official record →

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What is Roman period native homestead 400m south of Humbleton Hill hillfort?

A Roman period native homestead 400m south of Humbleton Hill hillfort is a settlement site dating to the Romano-British period located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017044.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman period native homestead 400m south of Humbleton Hill hillfort?

Roman period native homestead 400m south of Humbleton Hill hillfort 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 1017044.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman period native homestead 400m south of Humbleton Hill hillfort?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield 400m north of Threestoneburn House (7.2 km), Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House (7.5 km), Hut circle 320m west of Threestoneburn House (7.6 km).

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Overview
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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.
LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cairnfield 400m north of Threestoneburn House
7.2 km
Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House
7.5 km
Hut circle 320m west of Threestoneburn House
7.6 km
Long cairn on the south western slope of Dod Hill, 1km north east of The Dod
7.6 km
Round cairn cemetery 1000m north west of Heddon Hill
7.7 km
Round cairn on the southern slope of Dod Hill, 800m NNE of The Dod
7.8 km
Settlement 470m north east of Heddon Hill
8.2 km
Round cairn on the summit of Heddon Hill
8.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman period native homestead 400m south of Humbleton Hill hillfort

Roman period native homestead 400m south of Humbleton Hill hillfort 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 homestead 400m south of Humbleton Hill hillfort

Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~0.6 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~7.3 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~17.3 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~21.9 miles
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