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Roman Ridge is a linear earthwork monument located in Yorkshire, consisting of a surviving section approximately 140 metres in length west of Bow Brown Wood. The feature is recorded as an ancient monument of uncertain dating, though its name suggests a possible Roman association, a designation common to many ridge features across northern England. The earthwork survives as a raised bank or ridge formation characteristic of linear landscape divisions from various periods, potentially serving functions such as territorial demarcation or drainage management. Its precise dating and original purpose remain matters for archaeological interpretation, though such monuments often reflect patterns of land organisation from the Romano-British period or the medieval period.
Roman Ridge: section 150yds (140m) long W of Bow Brown Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004812. View the official record →
Roman Ridge is a linear earthwork monument located in Yorkshire, consisting of a surviving section approximately 140 metres in length west of Bow Brown Wood. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004812.
Roman Ridge: section 150yds (140m) long W of Bow Brown Wood 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 1004812.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross in the churchyard of St Leonard's Church (4.7 km), Cross located on the former village green (4.7 km), Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 300yds (270m) long on Clay Hill (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman Ridge: section 150yds (140m) long W of Bow Brown Wood'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 Ridge: section 150yds (140m) long W of Bow Brown Wood stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.