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Hart Heugh is a Roman period native settlement located on the south eastern slope of Hart Heugh, approximately 490 metres north west of Carey Burn Bridge in Northumberland. The site represents evidence of indigenous settlement during the Roman occupation of Britain, demonstrating the continuation of native communities alongside Roman military and administrative presence in the region. The settlement's positioning on the south eastern slope suggests deliberate siting with regard to topography and access to resources. As a scheduled ancient monument, the site preserves important archaeological evidence of rural settlement patterns and native life during the Roman period in northern Britain.
Roman period native settlement on south eastern slope of Hart Heugh, 490m north west of Carey Burn Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016237. View the official record →
Hart Heugh is a Roman period native settlement located on the south eastern slope of Hart Heugh, approximately 490 metres north west of Carey Burn Bridge in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016237.
Roman period native settlement on south eastern slope of Hart Heugh, 490m north west of Carey Burn Bridge 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 1016237.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system, cairnfield and cord rig cultivation immediately north west of Linhope Spout (8.2 km), Reaveley Hill settlement (8.5 km), Unenclosed settlement, four later prehistoric settlements and enclosure, field system and cairnfield on Ritto Hill, west and north west of Linhope (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman period native settlement on south eastern slope of Hart Heugh, 490m north west of Carey Burn Bridge'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 on south eastern slope of Hart Heugh, 490m north west of Carey Burn Bridge stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.