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Roman Ridge is a linear earthwork consisting of a raised bank and ditch, located on the south-eastern slopes of Wincobank Hill near Sheffield in South Yorkshire. The monument, which measures approximately 180 yards (160 metres) in length, dates to the Iron Age and represents a significant defensive or boundary feature of that period. Despite its popular name, the earthwork is not Roman in date, though the nomenclature reflects historical confusion about the site's origins that persists in local tradition. The ridge survives as a substantial ground feature within the landscape, contributing to the archaeological record of Iron Age settlement and territorial organisation in the Peak District region.
Roman Ridge: section 180yds (160m) long on SE slopes of Wincobank Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004837. View the official record →
Roman Ridge is a linear earthwork consisting of a raised bank and ditch, located on the south-eastern slopes of Wincobank Hill near Sheffield in South Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004837.
Roman Ridge: section 180yds (160m) long on SE slopes of Wincobank 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 1004837.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road (2.6 km), Bower Spring cementation furnace (4.3 km), Cementation furnace, Hoyle Street (4.6 km).
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