Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman period native settlement 250m west of Elsdonburn Shank

Roman period native settlement 250m west of Elsdonburn Shank

England
List entry 1014773
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014773
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.24 hectares
Grid reference
NT 85974 29334
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

I do not have reliable detailed information about the specific Roman period native settlement located 250 metres west of Elsdonburn Shank in Northumberland that would allow me to write with the precision you have requested. Whilst Northumberland contains numerous Romano-British sites and evidence of native settlement during the Roman period, I cannot verify particular facts about this individual site's historical significance, physical character, or precise dating without consulting primary archaeological records or specialist publications on the Elsdonburn area. To provide accurate information for a heritage website, I would recommend consulting the National Heritage List entry directly or contacting the appropriate county archaeology service for verified details about this monument.

Roman period native settlement 250m west of Elsdonburn Shank is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014773. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman period native settlement 250m west of Elsdonburn Shank?

I do not have reliable detailed information about the specific Roman period native settlement located 250 metres west of Elsdonburn Shank in Northumberland that would allow me to write with the precision you have requested. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014773.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman period native settlement 250m west of Elsdonburn Shank?

Roman period native settlement 250m west of Elsdonburn Shank 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 1014773.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman period native settlement 250m west of Elsdonburn Shank?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fasset Hill,palisaded settlement (8.7 km), Sourhope,settlements and field system 1600m ENE of (8.7 km), Sourhope,scooped settlement 1050m ENE of (8.9 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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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman period native settlement 250m west of Elsdonburn Shank

Roman period native settlement 250m west of Elsdonburn Shank stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.