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The Roman period native settlement and associated field system and trackway on the north east slope of Brands Hill is a scheduled ancient monument in Northumberland that comprises evidence of indigenous occupation and land use dating to the Roman period. The site includes the physical remains of a settlement alongside organised field boundaries and a trackway system, representing the continuation of native settlement patterns during the Roman occupation of northern Britain. The monument demonstrates the persistence of local agricultural communities and their adaptive responses to the Roman presence in the region. The field systems and trackway provide evidence of the spatial organisation of Romano-native settlement and subsistence practices on the north east slope of Brands Hill.
Roman period native settlement and associated field system and trackway on north east slope of Brands Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016241. View the official record →
The Roman period native settlement and associated field system and trackway on the north east slope of Brands Hill is a scheduled ancient monument in Northumberland that comprises evidence of indigenous occupation and land use dating to the Roman period.
Roman period native settlement and associated field system and trackway on north east slope of Brands Hill 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 1016241.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hunt Law round barrow and two round barrows 1000ft (300m) to N of it (7.6 km), Unenclosed settlement, four later prehistoric settlements and enclosure, field system and cairnfield on Ritto Hill, west and north west of Linhope (7.7 km), Knock Hill promontory camp (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman period native settlement and associated field system and trackway on north east slope of Brands Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Roman period native settlement and associated field system and trackway on north east slope of Brands Hill stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.