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Roman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts Brow

England
List entry 1005099
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005099
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.23 hectares
Grid reference
SD 74449 15476
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Roman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts Brow is a section of Roman road in Lancashire, England, designated as a scheduled monument. The road forms part of the Roman road network that connected settlements and military installations across north-western England during the Roman occupation period. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1005099, indicating its recognized importance as an archaeological asset of national significance.

Roman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts Brow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005099. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts Brow?

Roman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts Brow is a section of Roman road in Lancashire, England, designated as a scheduled monument.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts Brow?

Roman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts Brow 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 1005099.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts Brow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Affetside Cross at Affetside 75m north west of the Pack Horse Inn (2 km), Stone circle, ring cairn and two round cairns on Cheetham Close (2.8 km), Coking ovens and associated coal workings on Aushaw Moss 450m south west of Lower House (4.3 km).

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Monuments
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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
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Civil War
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Affetside Cross at Affetside 75m north west of the Pack Horse Inn
2 km
Stone circle, ring cairn and two round cairns on Cheetham Close
2.8 km
Coking ovens and associated coal workings on Aushaw Moss 450m south west of Lower House
4.3 km
Promontory fort called Castlesteads on the east bank of the Irwell 550m SSE of Banks Farm
5.8 km
Steam tramway reversing triangle
6.9 km
Higher Mill, Helmshore
6.9 km
Medieval moated site and later fortified manor house known as Bury Castle 100m west of the parish church
7.5 km
Radcliffe Tower and site of hall 100m south west of the parish church in Radcliffe
9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts Brow

Roman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts Brow stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Roman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts Brow

Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~16.1 miles
Domesday entry for Radcliffe, Cheshire →
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