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Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield

England
List entry 1007180
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007180
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.83 hectares
Grid reference
NY 53512 29446
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Roman road and enclosures south-east of Frenchfield is a complex of Roman-period archaeological features located in Cumberland. The site comprises a road of Roman construction along with associated enclosures, representing infrastructure and settlement activity from the Roman occupation of northern Britain. These features are characteristic of the Romano-British period and contribute to understanding the pattern of Roman military and civilian activity in the region. The precise dating and functional interpretation of the enclosures require reference to archaeological survey and excavation records held by the relevant heritage authorities.

Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007180. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield?

The Roman road and enclosures south-east of Frenchfield is a complex of Roman-period archaeological features located in Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007180.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield?

Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield 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 1007180.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood (7.9 km), Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood (8.5 km), Linear stone bank on Askham Fell (8.6 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood
7.9 km
Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood
8.5 km
Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
8.6 km
Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
8.7 km
Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
9.1 km
Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
9.2 km
Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath
9.2 km
Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
9.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield

Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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